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| Title | Date of sighting | reporter | Image | Lat / Lng | Description | Type of organism | Other type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 mile drive… | Jellywatcher | 
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36.600 / -121.950 | Velella velella found along the coast in Monterey |
Velella | ||
| Velella | MobileAnonymous | 
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36.620 / -121.920 | 1000’s washed up on beach in PG directly in front of the |
Velella | ||
| Velella… | Jellywatcher | 
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37.320 / -122.400 | By-the-wind sailors washed up on San Gregorio beach. |
Velella | ||
| Monterey Bay… | MobileAnonymous | 
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36.600 / -121.890 | Jellyfish | |||
| Vella in… | Jellywatcher | 
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43.100 / -124.430 | Vella trails on Tish-A-Tang beach in Bandon. |
Velella | ||
| Hordes of… | Jellywatcher | 
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38.250 / -122.970 | There were thousands washed up along the entirety of Dill |
Velella | ||
| Jelly in… | MobileAnonymous | 
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30.280 / -86.020 | Jellyfish | |||
| Jelly in… | MobileAnonymous | 
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30.280 / -86.020 | Jellyfish | |||
| Velella -… | Jellywatcher | 
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47.200 / -124.200 | Hundreds of Velella/By-the-wind-sailors along the shores |
Velella | ||
| So many… | MobileAnonymous | 
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36.630 / -121.940 | Jellyfish | |||
| Jellies all… | MobileAnonymous | 
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36.640 / -121.940 | Jellyfish | |||
| Velella | Jellywatcher | 
|
44.750 / -124.060 | There were thousands at 9am on March 12, 2024 at otter cr |
Velella | ||
| Blue Velella | Jellywatcher | 30.230 / -87.980 | Stormy for the past couple of days , I saw 2 on the bea |
Velella | |||
| Box jelly | MobileAnonymous | 
|
5.460 / 100.310 | I counted 50+ and can more groups just as big. |
Box Jelly | ||
| Velella… | Jellywatcher | 
|
41.760 / -124.200 | Large concentration washed up on beach after storm. |
Velella | ||
| Some Blue Some… | MobileAnonymous | 
|
9.500 / 99.930 | Jellyfish | |||
| Man-O-Wars on Cuba’s… | Jellywatcher | 23.110 / -81.880 | The shoreline between Varadero Cuba and Havana Cuba is li |
Man o war | |||
| Hilton head SC… | Jellywatcher | 
|
32.220 / -80.750 | Found a few of these about 10-24” wide along the beach, a |
Jellyfish | ||
| Lions | MobileAnonymous | -22.970 / 25.280 | Other | ||||
| Stung by likely a box… | MobileAnonymous | 17.000 / 54.110 | While swimming offshore i suddenly felt a strong sting, f |
Box Jelly | |||
| Patuxent River… | MobileAnonymous | 
|
38.350 / -76.470 | First observed off our dock in December, 2023 in the hund |
Jellyfish | Lion’s mane | |
| Bangtao | Jellywatcher | 
|
8.000 / 98.290 | Round purple jellyfish - hundreds |
Jellyfish | ||
| Mississippi… | Jellywatcher | 
|
30.370 / -89.090 | Spotted several jellyfish with deep red or purple-ish mar |
Other | Jellyfish | |
| Medusas de la cruz | MobileAnonymous | -34.590 / -54.120 | Jellyfish | ||||
| Lots of Lions… | MobileAnonymous | 
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54.470 / 10.170 | Jellyfish | Lions Mane |