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Title Date of sighting reporter Image Lat / Lng Description Type of organism Other type
Lots of Mitrocoma and… beroe 36.710 / -122.020

Many Mitrocoma and Pyrosomes in Monterey Bay

Other Pyrosome
Velella at San Martín… EsmeraldaBH 30.480 / -116.100

There were several individuals of velella on the beach, d

Velella Velella
Clam Beach - clean seas… donallen48 40.990 / -124.120

Nothing unusual to report.

Clean sea
Physalia mobile_jellywatcher Alt text 27.920 / -110.890 Man o war
Gooseneck Barnacle… Jellywatcher Alt text 32.770 / -117.300

Blue gooseneck barnacle (Dosima fascicularis?) found grow

Velella Velella
Small blue jellyfish by… Jellywatcher Alt text 35.640 / -121.190

There are thousands of the Velellas washed up on all of t

Velella Velella
Méduse mobile_jellywatcher Alt text 43.480 / 6.930 Jellyfish
Médise (2) mobile_jellywatcher Alt text 43.480 / 6.930 Jellyfish
Clam Beach jellies donallen48 Alt text 40.990 / -124.120

Probably Aequorea.

Jellyfish
Friday Harbor Jellywatcher 48.540 / -123.010

A tiny, clear jellyfish was spotted off a dock in Friday

Jellyfish
Aequorea plentiful in… jellyhunter 36.630 / -121.900

Aequorea were abundant in surface slicks, Velella also ab

Jellyfish
Jellyfish washed shore… mobile_jellywatcher Alt text 30.230 / -87.910

We were told by locals that these are Man-O-War.

Man o war
Bubble janthina mobile_jellywatcher Alt text 27.920 / -110.890 Other Bubble snail janthina
Clam Beach Velella donallen48 Alt text 40.990 / -124.120

Abundant new washup of Velella velella on this beach.

Velella Velella
Tide pools SabrinaS Alt text 48.250 / -124.680

Tons of healthy looking star fish and anemones.

Other Star fish & anemones
Velella Jellywatcher 32.820 / -117.280

La Jolla Shores, California All washed ashore, majorit

Velella Velella
Velella Velella massive… Jellywatcher 37.760 / -122.510

We saw many dead Velella Velella (thousands--they were al

Velella Velella
Washed up in Surf City,… Jellywatcher 34.430 / -77.540

All concentrated in one general area about 12 have beache

Jellyfish
Studland Bay Naturalist… Jellywatcher Alt text 50.650 / -1.940

Two large Jellyfish lapping the shore at Studland Bay, Do

Jellyfish
jellies on Clam Beach donallen48 Alt text 40.990 / -124.120

numerous (10-ish I observed) blobs of clear jelly among t

Velella Velella
Velella Jellywatcher 33.180 / -117.370

Saw many Velella on the shore in Oceanside CA today about

Velella Velella
Clam Beach - continuing… donallen48 40.990 / -124.120

Continuing significant washup of Velella velella, though

Velella Velella
Thousands of velella… Seadana Alt text 32.560 / -117.210 Velella Velella
Présence de méduse mobile_jellywatcher 43.750 / 7.430 Jellyfish
Aurelia in Kagoshima Bay… dhugal Alt text 31.600 / 130.570

Brooding

Jellyfish Aurelia aurita s.l.