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Title Date of sighting reporter Image Lat / Lng Description Type of organism Other type
Corolla mobile_jellywatcher 36.260 / -75.790 Jellyfish Moon
Doliolids in Bodega Bay… jsones Alt text 38.330 / -123.070

Millions(?) of doliolids, perhaps Dolioletta gegenbauri,

Other doliolid
Kailua beach mobile_jellywatcher Alt text 21.400 / -157.730 Man o war
Salps At Duck, NC Jellywatcher 36.170 / -75.750

At high tide for two days 6/13 and 6/14 thousands of indi

Other Salp
unknown gwennoda Alt text 29.800 / -114.400

This was emailed to me from a friend that lives in Gonzag

Other unknown
Few Velella husks in… beroe Alt text 38.800 / -123.580

Dried up on beach

 Velella Velella
Baker Beach Jellyfish Jellywatcher 37.790 / -122.480

The beach was covered in clear jellyfish.

Velella Velella
Jimbles at Balmoral swimmingidiots -33.820 / 151.250

More Jimbles.

Box Jelly Carybdea
Moon Jelly mobile_jellywatcher Alt text 41.320 / -72.060 Jellyfish Moon Jelly
COMB JELLIES Jellywatcher 39.910 / -75.710

a plethora of comb jellies below the thermocline

 Other ctenophore- comb jellies
Tuna crabs, 10s of 1000s… Cneoridium Alt text 32.760 / -117.250

Drifting in as the El Niño warming occurs offshore.

Other Pelagic red tuna crabs
Thousands of tiny sails… Squirrel1212 Alt text 35.560 / -121.080

We come to Cambria at least once a year in late spring or

Velella Velella
Jimbles swimmingidiots -33.820 / 151.250

Less swimmers today and less tomorrow after the latest ro

Box Jelly Carybdea
Large group of Jellyfish… Jellywatcher -33.090 / 18.020 Jellyfish
Mad River mouth -… donallen48 40.990 / -124.120

numerous individuals of various sizes, ranging from 3-10

Jellyfish
Aurelia @ JAMSTEC dhugal Alt text 35.320 / 139.650 Jellyfish Aurelia aurita s.l.
Mad River mouth - Salp… donallen48 40.990 / -124.120

One individual, approx.

Other Thetys vagina
Clam Beach - Velella donallen48 40.990 / -124.120

numerous individuals washed ashore at low tide, associate

Velella Velella
Aurelia @ JAMSTEC dhugal 35.320 / 139.650 Jellyfish Aurelia aurita s,l.
Jimbles at Balmoral swimmingidiots -33.820 / 151.250

Just when I thought it was safe to resume swimming after

Box Jelly Carybdea
Aurelia @ JAMSTEC dhugal 35.320 / 139.650 Jellyfish Aurelia aurita s.l.
Velella velella sighting… mobile_jellywatcher Alt text 37.770 / -122.510

most are dead

 Velella Velella
Velella Jellywatcher Alt text 37.720 / -122.500

Quite a few stranded Velella on the beach.

Velella Velella
1000's of Aurelia… Jellywatcher Alt text 54.190 / -3.050

1000-1500 moon jellies (Aurelia aurita) drying out on a 0

Jellyfish
Llansteffan Beach,… Jellywatcher 51.770 / -4.390

The whole beach was littered with jellyfish, Barrel ones

Jellyfish