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Title Date Type of organism Other Quantity Description Image
Jellyfish at Pacifica State Beach 05/14/2013 Jellyfish 6 to 10 Today there were only around 10 jellyfish washed ashore they looked different from the hundreds I had seen two days ago. They are bell... jellywatch-05-17-13
sea gooseberries at Hampton State Park Beach 05/10/2013 Other Ctenophore 2 to 5 I saw 2 ctenophoes on the beach (on the wet sand as the tide came back in) at Hampton State Park Beach in NH
Upside-down JellyFish 05/16/2013 Jellyfish Cassiopea sp. 11 to 99 Upside-down jellyfish growing in numbers on one of the algae aquaculture pond in Cebu, Philippines mobile_jellywatcher-05-15-13
Scrippsia 05/15/2013 Jellyfish 6 to 10 Ocean Beach, San Francisco. The weather was overcast, with very choppy and rough water. I spotted 10 Scrippsia Jellyfish along the shore... hayleypalexander-05-15-13
Upside-down Jellies 04/02/2013 Jellyfish 11 to 99 I saw Upside-down Jellyfish in the shallow water (2-5 feet) along the edge of the mangrove forests in Belize, specifically the west side of... Jellywatcher-05-14-13
Solitary Cyanea 05/11/2013 Jellyfish 1 I thought this was going to be a "Clean Sea" entry but near the end of my 2 hour+ paddle on my SUP (with an eye out for jellies)...
first swim and a comb jelly sighting 05/13/2013 Jellyfish 2 to 5 i went swimming for the first time this year and it was cold! i think it has been a little bit colder for later than usual. not as many...
Marine Stung on Chest by Jellyfish 05/12/2013 Jellyfish 1 Husband was swimming at fiesta island and jellyfish stung chest
Aurelia Aurita 05/10/2013 Jellyfish 11 to 99 Ocean Beach, San Francisco Along the shoreline I spotted and to pictures of 60 washed up Jellyfish (Aurelia Aurita) between Taraval and... jellywatch-05-12-13
Hundreds of Jellyfish wash onto Pacifica State Beach 05/09/2013 Jellyfish 100+ There were hundreds of small jellyfish washed ashore all over Pacifica State Beach. Does anyone know why and what type they are? Naturelvr-05-11-13
Hundreds of unknown jellyfish 05/09/2013 Jellyfish 100+ Hundreds of unknown jellyfish washed ashore at Pacifica State Beach. jellywatch-05-11-13
Giant bell jelly 05/09/2013 Jellyfish Hydromedusa 1 mobile_jellywatcher-05-09-13
Jellies seen 05/09/2013 Jellyfish 6 to 10
Kelp washout 05/08/2013 Other 100+ Python-05-08-13
Velella velella 05/01/2013 Jellyfish 100+ 1000end beached
Physalia physalis 04/21/2013 Man o war 11 to 99 Floating offshore and beached. Jellyfish Research South Spain-05-08-13
Tortugas Red Ctenophora? 04/19/2011 Other 1 Image taken from an ROV feed. Approx depth was -1606m. Jellywatcher-05-06-13
Nags Head Man-o-War 05/06/2013 Man o war 1 I've never seen one here before. amarshall1-05-06-13
Beroe cucumis and Haeckelia rubra 05/05/2013 Other Ctenophores 2 to 5 Macrophagous tiny ctenophores by Lovers Point. Sorry, no good pic of Haeckelia Alex Damian-05-08-13
Nanomia bijuga and Prayids by Lovers Point 05/05/2013 Other Siphonophore 11 to 99 It was full of these siphonophores close to the surface. Nanomias were way more abundant than prayids, but I didn't get a good picture... Alex Damian-05-05-13
Mitrocoma celullaria 05/05/2013 Jellyfish 6 to 10 Alex Damian-05-08-13
On beach 05/05/2013 Jellyfish 1 mobile_jellywatcher-05-05-13
first alert 2013 05/05/2013 Jellyfish 1
Giant bell jelly 05/04/2013 Jellyfish Hydromedusa 1 Scrippsia? mobile_jellywatcher-05-04-13
lots of Jellies 05/02/2013 Jellyfish 11 to 99 Many many jellyfish on dog unleashed Fiesta Island. Be careful of your dog
Sea lion puppy! 05/02/2013 Vertebrate Pinniped 1 Probably lost, whining at the beach.. Alex Damian-05-02-13
Scrippsia pacifica stranded 05/02/2013 Jellyfish Hydromedusa 1 Deep sea dweller, still had some movements when I recovered it! Alex Damian-05-02-13
Box jelly on 2012-9-23 09/23/2012 Box Jelly 1
a brown jelly 09/22/2012 Jellyfish 1
Scrippsia 04/24/2013 Jellyfish 1 That's my first Scrippsia sighting for this year; it was feeding in the drifting kelp at Breakwater cove/Coastguard Pier christine-04-27-13
Chrysaora sp. at beach 04/26/2013 Jellyfish Scyphomedusa 1 Alex Damian-04-26-13
Many large leptomedusae stranded 04/25/2013 Jellyfish Hydromedusa 6 to 10 Possibly tiaropsid or mitrocomid Alex Damian-04-25-13
Can you identify this long yellow clear floating tube like and it undulates 04/25/2013 Squid 1 A friend diving of magic island resort phillipines sent me this in hope of having it identified? Can you help jellywatch-04-26-13
Olindias sambaquiensis 04/18/2013 Jellyfish 6 to 10 Jellywatcher-04-25-13
Green seas 04/24/2013 Clean sea 1 No sea nettles, but lots of Nanomia and ctenophores, krill and whales. beroe-04-24-13
Jelly 04/23/2013 Man o war 1 mobile_jellywatcher-04-23-13
Jelly 04/23/2013 Jellyfish 1 mobile_jellywatcher-04-23-13
Jelly 04/23/2013 Man o war 1 mobile_jellywatcher-04-23-13
Eutonina stranded 04/23/2013 Jellyfish Hydromedusa 2 to 5 Alex Damian-04-23-13
Polyorchis penicillatus stranded 04/23/2013 Jellyfish Hydromedusa 1 Found stranded on the beach Alex Damian-04-23-13
Aurelia pieces stranded 04/23/2013 Jellyfish Ulmaridae 1 Alex Damian-04-23-13
Venus girdles near coast 04/22/2013 Other Ctenophore (Cestum veneris) 2 to 5 A friend passed me some pics of Cestum in Calpe waters Alex Damian-04-22-13
Physalia utriculus - Depot Beach, NSW, Australia 03/30/2013 - select an organism - Blue bottle 6 to 10 6-10 Physalia utriculus (Blue Bottle) at Depot Beach. They were found at the beach. All sizes, some of them with main tentacle up to 1 m.
Aequorea sp - Punta Allen, Mexico 08/20/2009 Jellyfish 11 to 99 ~30 Aequorea specimens were seen in Punta Allen Bay, Mexico. Shallow water, sandy bottom and seagrasses.
Aurelia aurita in Mexican Caribbean 05/20/2009 Jellyfish 100+ 100 specimens, 20 cm of diameter. Shallow water, sandy bottom.
Clean seas 04/20/2013 Plastic Homo sapiens 100+ Except for the trash the ignorant humans leave behind.... If you don't like a clean beach, stay home. beroe-04-20-13
Garbage 12/10/2012 Plastic 11 to 99 Degoutant Python-04-20-13
First Cyanea of the season 04/17/2013 Jellyfish 2 to 5 Spotted 3 small juvenile (BD ~5cm) lion's mane jellyfish (Cyanea capillata) from my boat when I slowed down for some paddlers. These...
Misc hydromedusae and Corolla 04/18/2013 Jellyfish 6 to 10 Mostly clean seas but Polyorchis, a few pteropods and ?Annatiara beroe-04-18-13
Physalia sp aka Portuguese Man o war 04/14/2013 Man o war an small plankton bloom 6 to 10 One alive specimens of Physalia sp, were found using snorkeling gear. In addition 6 specimens found washed away on the Tulum beach, 2km... jellywatch-04-17-13