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Title Date of sighting reporter Image Lat / Lng Description Type of organism Other type
Bluebottles at… swimmingidiots -33.850 / 151.270

My brother was stung by a bluebottle this morning at Neil

Man o war Bluebottle
Man o war Jellywatcher -37.700 / 176.280

Handful of large ones, lots of small blue bits, tentacles

Man o war
Red tide mobile_jellywatcher Alt text 26.930 / -82.360

Several dead fish in water and breathing irritation

Red Tide
Lion's… Jellywatcher Alt text 47.110 / -122.910

Saw this jellyfish on the beach on a walk, near hundreds

Jellyfish
Portuguese man… boomerang Alt text 30.380 / -86.380

60+ seen washed up over 1/2 mile of beach after large sto

Man o war
Moon Jellyfish… swimmingidiots -33.820 / 151.250

Spotted a small transparent moon jellyfish about an inch

Jellyfish
Blue Bottle… mobile_jellywatcher Alt text -33.600 / 151.320 Man o war Blue bottle
Moon jellyfish… swimmingidiots -33.820 / 151.250

Spotted a single moon jellyfish about 3 inches wide at a

Jellyfish
Bluebottles… swimmingidiots Alt text -33.820 / 151.250

NE wind 15-25 km/hr

Man o war Bluebottle
Clean Sea swimmingidiots -33.820 / 151.250 Clean sea
Clean Sea Jellywatcher 33.710 / -118.070 Clean sea
Clean Sea swimmingidiots -33.820 / 151.250 Clean sea
Beach full of… Jellywatcher Alt text -41.610 / 175.270

There were at least 20, but probably more, small 4cm long

Man o war
Mid-December… Leo 48.540 / -123.010

On a cloudy, but not stormy day, mid-afternoon, in about

Jellyfish swimming snails and worm
Bluebottles swimmingidiots -33.820 / 151.250

Sighted a number of small bluebottles washed up on the be

Man o war
Garbage drcolossus Alt text 43.480 / -1.560

Degoutant

Plastic
Humboldt Squid… LLKlosterman Alt text 36.950 / -122.020

Dozens of dead Humboldt Squid are just now (11 a.m.

Squid
Lion's… mobile_jellywatcher Alt text 34.710 / -76.640

Two small (4 & 10 cm diameter bells) jellies observed

Jellyfish
Humboldt squid… Jellywatcher Alt text 36.950 / -122.040

hundreds of Humboldt squid were found on the beaches betw

Squid
Jimble… iSwimtoo Alt text -33.800 / 151.290

Hundreds of jimbles attacked us on Thursday morning - the

Box Jelly Carybdea
Jimbles (… iSwimtoo -33.800 / 151.290 Box Jelly Carybdea
Portuguese Man… jbugeye22 Alt text 30.380 / -86.860

I saw 3 portuguese man of war.

Man o war
Rhopilema off… Kbayha Alt text 30.260 / -88.080 Jellyfish
Maya Jelly Jellywatcher Alt text 37.740 / -122.510 Jellyfish
Weird jelly… mobile_jellywatcher Alt text 36.810 / -121.780 Jellyfish