The slippery mass of claps on the boat, the fishing net has been left thin welts on the body: a fire jellyfish. Jellyfish are among the oldest living creatures in the animal Kingdom, they consist of 99 percent water, and for Björn Mahrt, they are one thing above all: annoying. The poison of the jellyfish to the fishermen to create. An orange jumpsuit and blue gloves to protect his body, while he friemelt the catch from the net. He needs to be careful. If the fish wriggle, fly him in jellyfish mucus, “sometimes directly in the face,” says Mahrt. “There are days where you stand in the evening, under the shower and everything is burning.”

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