black dorsal fin<\/a> in defence, injecting a painful venom into unsuspecting victims,” a\u00a0coast watch spokeswoman said.\n<\/p>\n\n She said that if you are stung it is best to rinse stings with seawater (not fresh water), remove visible spines using tweezers or a bank card, and soak the affected area in very warm water for at least 30 minutes.\n<\/p>\n
\n The heat helps neutralise the venom.\n<\/p>\n
\n Paracetamol or ibuprofen can be taken to help relieve discomfort.\n<\/p>\n
\n People are advised not to use ice or cold packs, touch the spines with bare hands, or urinate on the sting.\n<\/p>\n
\n Help should be sought immediately from lifeguards if on a lifeguarded beach.\n<\/p>\n
\n According to the NHS, a visit to a minor injuries unit is recommended if severe pain continues after soaking or if the sting is near the eyes, mouth, or throat.\n<\/p>\n
\n Beachgoers are urged to dial 999 for an ambulance if they experience a severe reaction, such as difficulty in breathing, nausea, or dizziness.\n<\/p>\n
\n Prevention measures include wearing jelly shoes, wetsuit boots, or old trainers while paddling in shallow water.\n<\/p>\n
\n Shuffling feet along the sand, rather than lifting them, helps disturb the sand and scare away hidden weever fish before contact.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Happisburgh Coast Watch is among the first organisations to issue a warning about weever fish this year. There…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":614951,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[1397,90,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-614950","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-environment","tag-environment","tag-science","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/614950","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=614950"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/614950\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/614951"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=614950"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=614950"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=614950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}