by . ross davies . cornwall 's tourism board is seeking to soothe holidaymakers ' fears over the swarms of jellyfish being washed up on its beaches this summer . it may be a difficult time for jermain defoe and his sunderland team-mates on the pitch but the england forward seemed in good spirits off it as he enjoyed a game of basketball on wednesday . sunderland are in the middle of a premier league relegation battle as they struggle for form at the wrong end of the season with only one win in nine , albeit against north east rivals newcastle . but defoe posted a photo via his instagram page which showed the striker enjoying the sunshine with a game of basketball . jermain defoe posted a photo via his instagram page which showed him enjoying a game of basketball . defoe and his team-mates fell to a humiliating 4-1 loss against crystal palace in their last match . defoe arrived at the stadium of light in january following an unsuccessful time in the mls with toronto fc in a switch that was seen as a coup by then-manager gus poyet - who was eventually sacked in march and replaced by dick advocaat . however , the former spurs forward has failed to adapt to life back in england and has scored just three goals in 11 league appearances as the battle for premier league survival heats up . defoe did , however , do his reputation with sunderland fans no harm by scoring a sublime volley as the black cats defeated rivals newcastle 1-0 earlier this month . according to the marine conservation society , by mid-july there were already been 500 sightings of the floating animals across the south west seaboard . experts have linked the spike to low wind levels and balmy sea temperatures , which have peaked at 21 degrees . familiar visitor : the barrel jellyfish is the most common jellyfish found in british waters . however , local tourism bosses have sought to reassure visitors that the jellyfish invasion is no threat to their safety . the former spurs forward scored a sublime volley as his side defeated rivals newcastle 1-0 earlier this month . sunderland were brought back down to earth in their last outing by high-flying crystal palace as yannick bolasie 's quick-fire hat-trick secured an impressive victory for alan pardew 's men which leaves the strugglers only three points above the drop zone . the black cats are without a game this weekend and have a tough run-in , with four of their six remaining games away from home which includes trips to arsenal and chelsea in their final two fixtures of the season . malcolm bell , head of tourism at visit cornwall , told sky news : ` it 's no different really to rock pooling - you keep your eyes open for the crabs and everything else . ` it 's part of the habitat , it 's part of the fun thing about having a british beach holiday . ' hotspot : tens of thousands of tourists flock to cornwall 's beaches each summer . the most common jellyfish found in british waters is the barrel jellyfish . one metre in diameter , it can also be found on the coastlines of wales , northern ireland and scotland . however , while the barrel jellyfish is considered to be harmless , the smaller , translucent moon jellyfish , which constitutes 29 per cent of the species ' population , can have a very mild sting . there have also been sightings of the fearsome portuguese man o'war , which carries a nasty sting , although they are far more rare . careful where you step : there have already been over 500 jellyfish sightings on cornish beaches this summer and moon jellyfish -lrb- pictured -rrb- have a mild sting . with sightings set to increase in the coming months , conservationist patrick maher from dive newquay advised : ` the important thing to remember with jellyfish is that they can continue to sting even after they have been washed up on the beach and are dead . ` do n't poke them , do n't pick them up - avoid them and allow the authorities to remove them , seek medical advice if you get stung by one , but we are very lucky in cornwall to have these types of species in our waters . ' sunderland will be hoping burnley slip up against everton on saturday , where a victory for sean dyche 's men would see them move level on points with defoe 's side . sunderland are deep in a premier league relegation battle and sit only three points above the drop zone .
sunderland face a fight to remain in the premier league after poor season . the black cats sit only three points above the drop zone . strugglers fell to humiliating 4-1 loss against crystal palace last weekend . sunderland are without a game this weekend before they travel to stoke .
by . ross davies . cornwall 's tourism board is seeking to soothe holidaymakers ' fears over the swarms of jellyfish being washed up on its beaches this summer . it may be a difficult time for jermain defoe and his sunderland team-mates on the pitch but the england forward seemed in good spirits off it as he enjoyed a game of basketball on wednesday . sunderland are in the middle of a premier league relegation battle as they struggle for form at the wrong end of the season with only one win in nine , albeit against north east rivals newcastle . but defoe posted a photo via his instagram page which showed the striker enjoying the sunshine with a game of basketball . jermain defoe posted a photo via his instagram page which showed him enjoying a game of basketball . defoe and his team-mates fell to a humiliating 4-1 loss against crystal palace in their last match . defoe arrived at the stadium of light in january following an unsuccessful time in the mls with toronto fc in a switch that was seen as a coup by then-manager gus poyet - who was eventually sacked in march and replaced by dick advocaat . however , the former spurs forward has failed to adapt to life back in england and has scored just three goals in 11 league appearances as the battle for premier league survival heats up . defoe did , however , do his reputation with sunderland fans no harm by scoring a sublime volley as the black cats defeated rivals newcastle 1-0 earlier this month . according to the marine conservation society , by mid-july there were already been 500 sightings of the floating animals across the south west seaboard . experts have linked the spike to low wind levels and balmy sea temperatures , which have peaked at 21 degrees . familiar visitor : the barrel jellyfish is the most common jellyfish found in british waters . however , local tourism bosses have sought to reassure visitors that the jellyfish invasion is no threat to their safety . the former spurs forward scored a sublime volley as his side defeated rivals newcastle 1-0 earlier this month . sunderland were brought back down to earth in their last outing by high-flying crystal palace as yannick bolasie 's quick-fire hat-trick secured an impressive victory for alan pardew 's men which leaves the strugglers only three points above the drop zone . the black cats are without a game this weekend and have a tough run-in , with four of their six remaining games away from home which includes trips to arsenal and chelsea in their final two fixtures of the season . malcolm bell , head of tourism at visit cornwall , told sky news : ` it 's no different really to rock pooling - you keep your eyes open for the crabs and everything else . ` it 's part of the habitat , it 's part of the fun thing about having a british beach holiday . ' hotspot : tens of thousands of tourists flock to cornwall 's beaches each summer . the most common jellyfish found in british waters is the barrel jellyfish . one metre in diameter , it can also be found on the coastlines of wales , northern ireland and scotland . however , while the barrel jellyfish is considered to be harmless , the smaller , translucent moon jellyfish , which constitutes 29 per cent of the species ' population , can have a very mild sting . there have also been sightings of the fearsome portuguese man o'war , which carries a nasty sting , although they are far more rare . careful where you step : there have already been over 500 jellyfish sightings on cornish beaches this summer and moon jellyfish -lrb- pictured -rrb- have a mild sting . with sightings set to increase in the coming months , conservationist patrick maher from dive newquay advised : ` the important thing to remember with jellyfish is that they can continue to sting even after they have been washed up on the beach and are dead . ` do n't poke them , do n't pick them up - avoid them and allow the authorities to remove them , seek medical advice if you get stung by one , but we are very lucky in cornwall to have these types of species in our waters . ' sunderland will be hoping burnley slip up against everton on saturday , where a victory for sean dyche 's men would see them move level on points with defoe 's side . sunderland are deep in a premier league relegation battle and sit only three points above the drop zone .
by . ross davies . cornwall 's tourism board is seeking to soothe holidaymakers ' fears over the swarms of jellyfish being washed up on its beaches this summer . it may be a difficult time for jermain defoe and his sunderland team-mates on the pitch but the england forward seemed in good spirits off it as he enjoyed a game of basketball on wednesday . sunderland are in the middle of a premier league relegation battle as they struggle for form at the wrong end of the season with only one win in nine , albeit against north east rivals newcastle . but defoe posted a photo via his instagram page which showed the striker enjoying the sunshine with a game of basketball . jermain defoe posted a photo via his instagram page which showed him enjoying a game of basketball . defoe and his team-mates fell to a humiliating 4-1 loss against crystal palace in their last match . defoe arrived at the stadium of light in january following an unsuccessful time in the mls with toronto fc in a switch that was seen as a coup by then-manager gus poyet - who was eventually sacked in march and replaced by dick advocaat . however , the former spurs forward has failed to adapt to life back in england and has scored just three goals in 11 league appearances as the battle for premier league survival heats up . defoe did , however , do his reputation with sunderland fans no harm by scoring a sublime volley as the black cats defeated rivals newcastle 1-0 earlier this month . according to the marine conservation society , by mid-july there were already been 500 sightings of the floating animals across the south west seaboard . experts have linked the spike to low wind levels and balmy sea temperatures , which have peaked at 21 degrees . familiar visitor : the barrel jellyfish is the most common jellyfish found in british waters . however , local tourism bosses have sought to reassure visitors that the jellyfish invasion is no threat to their safety . the former spurs forward scored a sublime volley as his side defeated rivals newcastle 1-0 earlier this month . sunderland were brought back down to earth in their last outing by high-flying crystal palace as yannick bolasie 's quick-fire hat-trick secured an impressive victory for alan pardew 's men which leaves the strugglers only three points above the drop zone . the black cats are without a game this weekend and have a tough run-in , with four of their six remaining games away from home which includes trips to arsenal and chelsea in their final two fixtures of the season . malcolm bell , head of tourism at visit cornwall , told sky news : ` it 's no different really to rock pooling - you keep your eyes open for the crabs and everything else . ` it 's part of the habitat , it 's part of the fun thing about having a british beach holiday . ' hotspot : tens of thousands of tourists flock to cornwall 's beaches each summer . the most common jellyfish found in british waters is the barrel jellyfish . one metre in diameter , it can also be found on the coastlines of wales , northern ireland and scotland . however , while the barrel jellyfish is considered to be harmless , the smaller , translucent moon jellyfish , which constitutes 29 per cent of the species ' population , can have a very mild sting . there have also been sightings of the fearsome portuguese man o'war , which carries a nasty sting , although they are far more rare . careful where you step : there have already been over 500 jellyfish sightings on cornish beaches this summer and moon jellyfish -lrb- pictured -rrb- have a mild sting . with sightings set to increase in the coming months , conservationist patrick maher from dive newquay advised : ` the important thing to remember with jellyfish is that they can continue to sting even after they have been washed up on the beach and are dead . ` do n't poke them , do n't pick them up - avoid them and allow the authorities to remove them , seek medical advice if you get stung by one , but we are very lucky in cornwall to have these types of species in our waters . ' sunderland will be hoping burnley slip up against everton on saturday , where a victory for sean dyche 's men would see them move level on points with defoe 's side . sunderland are deep in a premier league relegation battle and sit only three points above the drop zone .
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by . ross davies . cornwall 's tourism board is seeking to soothe holidaymakers ' fears over the swarms of jellyfish being washed up on its beaches this summer . it may be a difficult time for jermain defoe and his sunderland team-mates on the pitch but the england forward seemed in good spirits off it as he enjoyed a game of basketball on wednesday . sunderland are in the middle of a premier league relegation battle as they struggle for form at the wrong end of the season with only one win in nine , albeit against north east rivals newcastle . but defoe posted a photo via his instagram page which showed the striker enjoying the sunshine with a game of basketball . jermain defoe posted a photo via his instagram page which showed him enjoying a game of basketball . defoe and his team-mates fell to a humiliating 4-1 loss against crystal palace in their last match . defoe arrived at the stadium of light in january following an unsuccessful time in the mls with toronto fc in a switch that was seen as a coup by then-manager gus poyet - who was eventually sacked in march and replaced by dick advocaat . however , the former spurs forward has failed to adapt to life back in england and has scored just three goals in 11 league appearances as the battle for premier league survival heats up . defoe did , however , do his reputation with sunderland fans no harm by scoring a sublime volley as the black cats defeated rivals newcastle 1-0 earlier this month . according to the marine conservation society , by mid-july there were already been 500 sightings of the floating animals across the south west seaboard . experts have linked the spike to low wind levels and balmy sea temperatures , which have peaked at 21 degrees . familiar visitor : the barrel jellyfish is the most common jellyfish found in british waters . however , local tourism bosses have sought to reassure visitors that the jellyfish invasion is no threat to their safety . the former spurs forward scored a sublime volley as his side defeated rivals newcastle 1-0 earlier this month . sunderland were brought back down to earth in their last outing by high-flying crystal palace as yannick bolasie 's quick-fire hat-trick secured an impressive victory for alan pardew 's men which leaves the strugglers only three points above the drop zone . the black cats are without a game this weekend and have a tough run-in , with four of their six remaining games away from home which includes trips to arsenal and chelsea in their final two fixtures of the season . malcolm bell , head of tourism at visit cornwall , told sky news : ` it 's no different really to rock pooling - you keep your eyes open for the crabs and everything else . ` it 's part of the habitat , it 's part of the fun thing about having a british beach sean dyche 's men would see them move level on points with defoe 's side . sunderland are deep in a premier league relegation battle and sit only three points above the drop zone .
 The article discusses how Cornwall's tourism board is seeking to soothe holidaymakers' fears over jellyfish being washed up on its beaches. Despite there being no reported incidents, the board wants to reassure visitors that the risk of encountering jellyfish is low. Meanwhile, Jermaine Defoe and his Sunderland teammates enjoyed a game of basketball on Wednesday.