The Bathers of the Basque Country, on Alert by the Portuguese Carabela: Double Their Bites on the Beaches of Vizcaya in Summer Time

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With its pink crest, a transparent sail and long tentacles of purple tone, the Portuguese carabel is one of the usual protagonists on the beaches of the Cantabrian Sea during the summer. And this 2025 was not going to be less. In Vizcaya (Basque Country) its presence has forced to close some sands and its bites have doubled (from June 1st) until leaving 52 sore bathers. They are far above those registered in 2024, when on the same dates the serv…

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The most striking of the Asturian beaches in recent summers are the Portuguese carabels that arrive in heaps through the Cantabrian Sea. It is a species that has been sighted on the coast of more than fourteen Asturian councils, so it already constitutes a real threat on which bathers must become aware.

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During yesterday’s day, the Basque beaches recorded two bites of Portuguese carabels, compared to the thirteen recorded the previous day, according to the Health Department. The same source has specified that one of the bites took place in Gipuzkoa and the other in Bizkaia. Thus, the incidences reported in the framework of an alert that extends throughout the Cantabrian region are drastically reduced.

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The arrival of Portuguese carabels, one more year, has affected some beaches of A Mariña (Lugo), causing the sands of Foz to rise the red flag, which prohibits bathing. ...

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Cervo keeps signs of jellyfish presence, although it allows the bath, but recommends caution

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According to researcher Josep Maria Gili of the Instituto de Ciencias del Mar de Barcelona, it is "normal" for Portuguese carabels to arrive on the beaches of the Cantabrian Sea at the beginning of the summer, but not as late as this year. Gili has pointed out that this delay is due to "an alteration due to the heating of surface waters." The researcher reassures the bathers, indicating that this phenomenon is the "end of their biological cycle"…