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Title Date of sighting reporter Image Lat / Lng Description Type of organism Other type
1" jellies on… drthom Alt text 36.970 / -121.910

Dozens of them had washed up

Jellyfish
Jellies off Three Anchor… dgriffith -33.910 / 18.390

Numerous live jellyfish observed near the surface on sea

Jellyfish
Barrel jellies jude 53.350 / -4.190

Pink 50 centimetre jellies

Jellyfish
Portugese Man of War Jellywatcher 29.290 / -94.790

Every time I go to the beach in the month of Jan.

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

Roughly 50 Cannonball jellyfish washed up on the beach.

Jellyfish
2010/12/28 Mikawa Bay… kaipura nagoya Alt text 34.830 / 136.970

I greatly witnessed Chrysaora melanaster of ball large-pa

Jellyfish
No Jellies at Golden Gate… KelpRat 37.820 / -122.480

Paddled from Horseshoe Cove to Kirby Cove and then to Pt.

Clean sea
Seacliff State Beach… drthom Alt text 36.970 / -121.910

Rare sighting: two starfish on the sand at -1 ft low tide

Other Starfish
Pelagia noctiluca -… earthgecko 41.130 / 1.380

Stranding on the beach and in the surf zone, current comi

Jellyfish
Pelagia noctiluca -… earthgecko 41.130 / 1.380

Stranding on the beach and in the surf zone, current comi

Jellyfish
Irukandji in Queensland… beroe -16.770 / 145.690

Some small box jellies reported at Palm Cove in Cairns.

Box Jelly
Golden Gate - no jellies… KelpRat 37.820 / -122.500

Paddled from Horseshoe Cove to Point Bonita, but did not

Clean sea
Thysanostoma at Hanauma… Jellywatcher Alt text 21.270 / -157.690

This critter was blown into the bay, and appeared to be h

Jellyfish
Golden Gate Sea Lions KelpRat 37.820 / -122.490

Paddled from Horseshoe Cove to Point Bonita, observed abo

Vertebrate
Orchid Beach Jellywatcher 18.120 / -65.380

Snorkelling and saw a few of these jellys in and around O

Box Jelly
Bioluminescent agae bloom… Jellywatcher 33.760 / -118.120

I noted an especially bright bloom in Los Alamitos Bay ,

Red Tide
Jellyfish sightings on… Bedearing 32.000 / -80.850

15 Cannonball jellies

Jellyfish
Jellyfish sightings on… Bedearing 32.000 / -80.850

1 Moon jelly and 4 Cannonball jellies

Jellyfish
Bioluminescent algae rescue440 39.630 / -123.790

Glowing waves and glowing footprints in the sand when dis

Red Tide
frozen jellyfish emearns 54.400 / -3.490

went down to the beach this morning and saw lots of froze

Jellyfish
Man o war Jellywatcher Alt text 23.190 / -81.190

In 2010 I went to varadero, Cuba and I saw a lots of man

Man o war
Sea turtle at Green Sand… henry 18.940 / -155.650

Saw a large sea turtle (~ 5 ft) while swimming at Papakol

Other Turtle
Physalia in northern Gulf… KMBayha 30.260 / -88.200

Multiple Physalia sp.

Man o war
Monterey Coast Guard Pier… Jellywatcher 36.610 / -121.890

There are thousands and thousands of small brown jellyfis

Jellyfish
Thanksgiving on Maui Jellywatcher 20.660 / -156.440

A swarm of Portuguese Man-Of-War jellies washed up on Po&

Man o war