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Title Date of sighting reporter Image Lat / Lng Description Type of organism Other type
Velella… Jellywatcher 33.580 / -117.830

We found Velella washed up on the shores of Crystal Cove-

Velella
Crystal Cove… Jellywatcher 33.580 / -117.840

Saw 20+ at Crystal Cove just before Laguna Beach CA

Velella
By the Wind… Jellywatcher 26.810 / -97.350 Velella
Jellyfish in… Jellywatcher 40.780 / -73.940

I've now seen jellyfish a couple of times in the Eas

Jellyfish
King's… Jellywatcher 40.810 / -73.770

They are small but numerous, in the dozens biggest seen w

Jellyfish
Jellyfish… Jellywatcher 33.770 / -78.780

About 5 inch clear blob with long purple tentacles washed

Jellyfish
Sea gooseberry… Jellywatcher 36.200 / -75.770

Anthony, Riley, Montana and tommy found a few sea goosebe

Other Sea Gooseberry
Man O War… Jellywatcher 29.220 / -94.920

Portuguese Man O War on beach in Galveston. Small one.

Man o war
South Padre… Jellywatcher 26.140 / -97.170

Lots of them. Bright blue

Velella
Velellas, La… Jellywatcher 36.170 / -5.340

High number of Velella lefty jellyfish found in La Línea

Velella
Vellela on… Jellywatcher 44.160 / -124.110

We saw these blue creatures that resembled jellyfish in t

Velella
Ctenophores… singleuseplanet 36.580 / -121.820

I

Box Jelly Ctenophores, sea gooseberry
Irukundji Jellywatcher -30.220 / 115.040

As the oceans warm tropical species will be found further

Other
Lion’s Mane… Jellywatcher 37.660 / -75.830

Pungoteague Creek, Virginia Small and numerous

Jellyfish
Velella, Onna… Jellywatcher 26.480 / 127.830

Large wreck of Vellela blown ashore by westerly

Velella
polyorchis San… Jellywatcher 37.500 / -122.490

A scattering of small bell jellies in the harbor on a fal

Jellyfish polyorchis, bell jellyfish
Beached Moon… Jellywatcher 48.140 / -123.430

I counted approximately 10 along the high tide line.

Other Moon Jelly
Right-handed… charlotteseid 32.870 / -117.250

Found floating at low tide by local tidepoolers at the Di

Velella
Comb Jellies… Jellywatcher 30.580 / -86.660

Several organisms that look like Comb Jellies in shallow

Other Ctenophoroa
Jellies… Jellywatcher 30.580 / -86.660

Vibrant deep red Jelly, likely a Pink Meanie

Jellyfish
Janthina snail… Jellywatcher 26.350 / -80.070

Common Janthina snail with bubble raft, leaking purple fl

Other Floating Janthina snail
Velellas and… Jellywatcher 26.350 / -80.070

Strong east wind on southeast FL coast today - lots of si

Velella
Vellela… Jellywatcher -39.480 / 176.900

Many velella jellyfish up around the rock pools and on th

Velella
Velella Long… Jellywatcher 24.810 / -80.830

Hundreds of bleached blue blue-buttons washed ashore in g

Velella
jelly blooms… Jellywatcher 26.680 / 127.880

ribbon-like comb jelly in shallow water

Other ctenophores