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Title Date of sighting reporter Image Lat / Lng Description Type of organism Other type
flashing glow in breaking… Jellywatcher 30.240 / -87.700

Flashing blueish glow in breaking waves in Gulf Shores, A

Red Tide
Jellyfish Sightings on… Bedearing 32.000 / -80.850

2 Cannonball jellies

Jellyfish
Jellyfish Sightings on… Bedearing 32.000 / -80.850

3 Mushroom jellies, 5 lion's manes, and 30 Mnemiopsi

Jellyfish
Jellyfish Sightings on… Bedearing 32.000 / -80.850

12 Mnemiopsis comb jellies

Jellyfish
Lots of Sea Creatures REV0Kadavur 38.200 / -122.950

Saw a good size octopus, jellys, box jellys, seals, tons

Other Ocotopus / Box Jelly / Stars
Jellyfish Sightings on… Bedearing 32.000 / -80.850

1 Cannonball jelly and 4 Mnemiopsis comb jellies

Jellyfish
Jellyfish Sightings on… Bedearing 32.000 / -80.850

2 Lion's Mane jellies

Jellyfish
appears to be Chrysaora… Jellywatcher Alt text 17.210 / -87.610

Saw this guy in about 30' on a site called Sandbox o

Jellyfish
Portugese Man of War… Jellywatcher 30.250 / -88.130

Heavy storms washed mass numbers of Portugese Man of War

Man o war
Men O War Jellywatcher 27.530 / -80.380

The beach had dozens and dozens all along the high tide l

Man o war
Jellyfish Sightings on… Bedearing 32.000 / -80.850

5 Lion's Mane jellies and 10 Mnieopsis comb jellies<

Jellyfish
First medusae of 2011 lucas 49.330 / -122.940

Observed several Aequorea medusae, about 5cm in diameter,

Jellyfish
Jelly fish, Red Tide,… Jellywatcher 30.350 / -86.360

February 21st red tide arrived at Miramar Beach in Fort W

Jellyfish
Bioluminescence at Cheoc… Jellywatcher 22.110 / 113.560

The tide was electric blue at Cheoc Van beach in Macau la

Red Tide
Sea nettles still in… jellyhunter 36.650 / -121.930

Went out to middle bay for plankton, unusual amount of co

Jellyfish
Jellyfish Sightings on… Bedearing 32.000 / -80.850

2 Lion's Mane jellies and ~100 Mneiopsis comb jellie

Jellyfish
Portugese Man of War… KMBayha Alt text 29.690 / -88.950

Multiple Portugese Man of War sighted ~50 miles offshore

Man o war
Portugues Men at War… Jellywatcher Alt text 27.820 / -97.060

During the months of Jan-Mar thousands of bright blue por

Man o war Portuguese man of war
No jellies, but trash beroe 18.470 / -66.090

Beach park in San Juan, Puerto Rico

Plastic
Jellyfish Sightings on… Bedearing 32.000 / -80.850

1 Mneiopsis comb jelly

Jellyfish
Logging another zero Jellykeeper101 18.460 / -66.080

Didn't see any jellies while walking over the bridge

Clean sea
Jellyfish Sightings on… Bedearing 32.000 / -80.850

1 Lion's Mane jelly

Jellyfish
Santa Barbara first half… Miramar ragamuffin 34.420 / -119.610

hydromedusa -- either Polyorchis or Scrippsia or both.

Other hydromedusa
Pyrosoma atlanticum leannedfoster Alt text 36.460 / -121.940

Organism was apporximately ten inches long, at a depth of

Other pelagic tunicate
Polyorchis penicillatus… jellyhunter 36.610 / -121.880

Saw hundreds, if not thousands, of Polyorchis penicillatu

Jellyfish