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Title Date of sighting reporter Image Lat / Lng Description Type of organism Other type
Jelly fish… Jellywatcher 37.240 / -76.510

There had to be at least 10 or more I saw alive, and anot

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no Aurelia MobileAnonymous 35.320 / 139.650 no Aurelia Clean sea
Velella… Jellywatcher 31.410 / -116.500

04-23-2023

Velella
Lions Mane Jellywatcher 36.850 / -76.300

Lions Mane jelly in the Elizabeth River in Norfolk, VA.

Jellyfish
Thousands of Velella on… Jellywatcher 33.660 / -118.000

Clear non blue pigment strewn on high tide line.

Velella
Jellyfish MobileAnonymous 38.350 / -76.470 Jellyfish
Velella in the Santa… Jellywatcher 34.300 / -119.220

Fairly large groups of Velella spotted a few miles off Ve

Velella
Valella Valella Jellywatcher 32.630 / -117.140

Sunny, calm morning, many valella scattered all over the

Velella
Jellyfish in ha long bay… Jellywatcher 20.910 / 107.180 Jellyfish
Velella Jellywatcher 32.750 / -117.250

Ocean Beach, CA many “by the wind sailors.

Velella
Sinepuxent Bay… Jellywatcher 38.200 / -75.180

We were kayaking in very shallow water off Assateague Isl

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Santa Monica… Jellywatcher 34.040 / -118.540

Dozens of 2-3 inch velella with the sails.

Velella
Velella Jellywatcher 33.530 / -117.770

Woods cove, a colony of the by the wind sailing blue jell

Velella
Sail Jellyfish… Jellywatcher 33.470 / -117.700

Strands beach in Dana Point CA, covered in these along th

Velella
Santa Monica… Jellywatcher 34.010 / -118.500

A lot on the shore

Velella
Parrotts Creek -… Jellywatcher 37.730 / -76.620

Multiple small lion’s mane jellyfish (2-3 inch diameter)

Jellyfish
By the wind… Jellywatcher 34.020 / -118.490

Bright blue with clear “fin” in water and on shore.

Velella
Velella… Jellywatcher 33.640 / -117.970

Huntington state beach at newland Street

Velella
Newport Beach… Jellywatcher 33.620 / -117.930

By the wind sailor jellies noted at Newport Beach north o

Velella
Jellyfish in Newport… Jellywatcher 33.630 / -117.950

Multiple on the beach.

Velella
Monk seal… MobileAnonymous 19.780 / -156.040

Solitary seal hauled out on the sandy beach.

Vertebrate
marina del rey… Jellywatcher 33.970 / -118.460 Velella
sighting Jellywatcher 33.970 / -118.460

100s washed up in marina del rey

Velella
Velella in… Jellywatcher 33.650 / -118.000 Velella
Velella velella - Playa… Jellywatcher 33.960 / -118.450

Velella velella at the high water mark along the beach at

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