Panaji (Goa) The Drishti lifeguard agency has advised people not to enter into the sea along the South Goa coast, expressing possibility of presence of jellyfish in the waters.

The advisory is issued after lifeguards spotted jellyfish along the shore of Baina-Betalbatim-Velsao beach stretch on November 3.

The agency has also alerted the tourism department about the same.

 “The lifeguard agency advises locals as well as the tourist not to venture into the sea along the South Goa coastal stretch as the jellyfish could possibly be present in the waters or along the shoreline,” the advisory issued by the agency reads. 

Marine animals, jellyfish are of two kinds- toxic and non-toxic. And while most jellyfish stings are harmless to humans and cause only a mild irritation; in very rare cases jellyfish species are venomous and can cause harm on contact.