Chaiya Chaikham explained that blooms of jellyfish were the norm at this time of year but were usually washed straight back out to sea. He continued by saying rangers had been unable to say which sub-species of pelagiidae the blooms were.
He noted that although red jellyfish are venomous their stings do not kill. He explained that if swimmers were stung by the creatures putting vinegar on the stings helped ease the pain. He finished off by saying that trained first-aiders were usually not far away in case visitors had adverse reactions to the stings.
Marine and Coastal Resources Department marine specialist Charatsee Aungtonya said she could not specifically say for sure which genre of jellyfish the bloom was from the photographs. She did say that judging from the tentacles of the jellyfish it was best to give them a wide berth.
Pink jellyfish warning for Andaman Sea Phi Phi islands
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National park officers in southwest Thailand say swimmers need to be careful of red jellyfish in the environs of the Phi Phi islands. The head ranger at Noppharat Thara-Moo Koh Phi Phi said park staff had spotted shoals of pink jellyfish in the locality of Bamboo Island (Koh Mai Pai) in the past few days.