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KMX Admin
Posts : 16094 Location : Mansfield, TX Favorite Fish: : African Cichlids of all kinds.
| Subject: Tens of thousands of jellyfish in SF 11/20/2010, 11:42 am | |
| Moon Jellyfish Washing up on San Francisco Beaches by the Left Coast Rebel Local San Diego KUSI's Dave Scott is calling the sighting of thousands of Moon (Valella) jellyfish (images left, right) in San Francisco as one of the "strangest things" ever seen on a beach in California. I don't know about it being the strangest thing ever seen since I have seen some pretty bizarre sights here on San Diego beaches over the years which go far beyond slimy, tentacled little jelly-orbs. Nevertheless, although not locally reported, I recently caught a glimpse of a Moon jellyfish washed up on my local beach. It was the only one in sight, I spotted it from a distance as it's surface reflected the bright afternoon sunlight. San Francisco residents on Saturday morning spotted tens of thousands of jellyfish that had washed up on the shores of Ocean Beach for no apparent reason. "There was a large swell overnight that may have been responsible," National Park Service spokesman George Durgerian said. Durgerian was incredulous at the sight of the jellyfish. He said he's only seen an incident like this once before. "It was huge, like a cobblestone walkway made of jellyfish," he said. Jellyfish packed a section of beach stretching about three miles long and 20 feet wide. It was easily seen between Pacheco and Lawton streets. Durgerian said the jellyfish that washed up are a fairly common breed called moon jellyfish. "These were jellyfish like you think they look like -- large, circular, translucent and gelatinous," he said. The incident he saw about seven years ago on Ocean Beach involved by-the-wind sailor jellyfish, also known as Valella jellyfish. "They kind of look like a windsurfer," Durgerian said. Valella are typically deep blue in color. Durgerian doesn't know why the jellyfish washed ashore between Friday and today, but said a park service biologist will begin an investigation into the unusual event on Monday. He said there was no planned cleanup or rescue for the jellyfish. "By now the high tide has come in and they may be off the beach," he said at about 7 p.m. http://www.leftcoastrebel.com/2010/11/moon-jellyfish-washing-up-on-san.html | |
| | | alkomist Lieutenant General
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| Subject: Re: Tens of thousands of jellyfish in SF 11/20/2010, 11:47 am | |
| idk.....i know some fish get weird and wash up on shore b4 earthquakes! it makes em act a lil funky iv seen videos of catfish doin the same thing... creeping me out! | |
| | | jaiko1975 Moderator
Posts : 980 Location : hollywood FL
| Subject: Re: Tens of thousands of jellyfish in SF 11/20/2010, 11:52 am | |
| funny the same thing happend 3 weeks ago here on south florida(miami beach) | |
| | | wildbeanerz Captain
Posts : 1151 Location : Roaring Spring, PA Favorite Fish: : Love my black ocellaris!
| Subject: Re: Tens of thousands of jellyfish in SF 11/20/2010, 11:56 am | |
| That is very strange. Would they survive that? | |
| | | KMX Admin
Posts : 16094 Location : Mansfield, TX Favorite Fish: : African Cichlids of all kinds.
| Subject: Re: Tens of thousands of jellyfish in SF 11/20/2010, 11:57 am | |
| Nope. They are all dead and gone! | |
| | | wildbeanerz Captain
Posts : 1151 Location : Roaring Spring, PA Favorite Fish: : Love my black ocellaris!
| Subject: Re: Tens of thousands of jellyfish in SF 11/20/2010, 12:00 pm | |
| Awww what a shame. I guess that is nature's selection though. | |
| | | KMX Admin
Posts : 16094 Location : Mansfield, TX Favorite Fish: : African Cichlids of all kinds.
| Subject: Re: Tens of thousands of jellyfish in SF 11/20/2010, 12:06 pm | |
| Sad but true! Just thought I would stir up some more conversation. | |
| | | alkomist Lieutenant General
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| Subject: Re: Tens of thousands of jellyfish in SF 11/20/2010, 12:34 pm | |
| welp......cant let them go to waist!...i wonder what jellies taste like? LOL | |
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| Subject: Re: Tens of thousands of jellyfish in SF 11/20/2010, 7:19 pm | |
| idk alk, you could try them with peanut butter jellys washing up like that happens from time to time..... |
| | | alan j t Major
Posts : 791 Location : reno nv Favorite Fish: : discus
| Subject: Re: Tens of thousands of jellyfish in SF 11/20/2010, 7:56 pm | |
| now thats what you cal fresh PBnJ | |
| | | 2SciCrazed First Lieutenant
Posts : 650 Location : Middle TN Favorite Fish: : Anything that's not belly up!
| Subject: Re: Tens of thousands of jellyfish in SF 11/21/2010, 8:20 am | |
| I have the urge to run out there with thick rubber gloves and big jars of formaldehyde. Do you know how much science supply companies charge for those specimens?!?
Be prepared for this to become more commonplace. Rising Ocean temps and depleted predatory species numbers are causing quite the boom in Jellyfish and Squid populations.
Now, if Sushi chefs will find a use for JF like they have for squid..... | |
| | | CSnyder00 Moderator
Posts : 1648 Location : Pittsburgh, PA Favorite Fish: : Luwino Reef Zebra Chilumba, Ocellatus, Any bright-colored freshwater cichlid
| Subject: Re: Tens of thousands of jellyfish in SF 11/21/2010, 10:30 am | |
| Humbold Squid are taking over everything. They need a big predator... | |
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| Subject: Re: Tens of thousands of jellyfish in SF 11/21/2010, 10:41 am | |
| Our oceans are definitely on a fast evolutionary tract due to humans killing off larger predators Soon no fish will be living our oceans will be algae slime.. |
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