The Suez Canal Authority issued a statement denying any relation between the drilling of the new waterway of the Suez Canal and the spread of jellyfish along the North Coast, saying on its official website that it asked concerned authorities to take necessary measures to prevent the entry of jellyfish to the Suez Canal to protect the marine environment. Being a global navigational path, the Suez Canal Authority places all environmental norms and standards at the top of its priorities, the statement said. The Ministry of Environment issued a statement recently denying as well that the New Suez Canal caused the spread of jellyfish along the north coast. The studies covered the canal and its lakes fully over two years and continues until now,” said Suez Canal Authority Chairman Mohab Mamish. “The results showed no boom or a dense presence of jellyfish species in the area studied,” he said.

Source: Egypt Independent July 07, 2017 10:30 UTC