First Aurelia of the season
Description and Comments
Did a 56-minute dive at a max. of 66 feet at Grey Rocks Island. Spotted a solitary Aurelia labiata specimen at the end of the dive near the dock in about 10 feet of water. The specimen was fairly large at 8-10 cm in diameter. It has been a relatively chilly couple of months with only a few scyphomedusae sightings but spring bloom is currently in full swing.
Also saw copious amounts of small jellies on the dive, especially the cross jelly Mitrocoma cellularia and the ctenonphore Pleurobrachia bachei.
Type of organism
Jellyfish
Quantity
1
Latitude
49.32
Longitude
-122.94
Comments
Thanks Lucas. Seems really
Thanks Lucas. Seems really late for them.