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| Title | Date of sighting | reporter | Image | Lat / Lng | Description | Type of organism | Other type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patuxent River… | MobileAnonymous | 
|
38.350 / -76.470 | First observed off our dock in December, 2023 in the hund |
Jellyfish | Lion’s mane | |
| Hilton head SC… | Jellywatcher | 
|
32.220 / -80.750 | Found a few of these about 10-24” wide along the beach, a |
Jellyfish | ||
| Some Blue Some… | MobileAnonymous | 
|
9.500 / 99.930 | Jellyfish | |||
| Velella… | Jellywatcher | 
|
41.760 / -124.200 | Large concentration washed up on beach after storm. |
Velella | ||
| Box jelly | MobileAnonymous | 
|
5.460 / 100.310 | I counted 50+ and can more groups just as big. |
Box Jelly | ||
| Velella | Jellywatcher | 
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44.750 / -124.060 | There were thousands at 9am on March 12, 2024 at otter cr |
Velella | ||
| Jellies all… | MobileAnonymous | 
|
36.640 / -121.940 | Jellyfish | |||
| So many… | MobileAnonymous | 
|
36.630 / -121.940 | Jellyfish | |||
| Velella -… | Jellywatcher | 
|
47.200 / -124.200 | Hundreds of Velella/By-the-wind-sailors along the shores |
Velella | ||
| Jelly in… | MobileAnonymous | 
|
30.280 / -86.020 | Jellyfish | |||
| Jelly in… | MobileAnonymous | 
|
30.280 / -86.020 | Jellyfish | |||
| Hordes of… | Jellywatcher | 
|
38.250 / -122.970 | There were thousands washed up along the entirety of Dill |
Velella | ||
| Vella in… | Jellywatcher | 
|
43.100 / -124.430 | Vella trails on Tish-A-Tang beach in Bandon. |
Velella | ||
| Velella… | Jellywatcher | 
|
37.320 / -122.400 | By-the-wind sailors washed up on San Gregorio beach. |
Velella | ||
| 17 mile drive… | Jellywatcher | 
|
36.600 / -121.950 | Velella velella found along the coast in Monterey |
Velella | ||
| Many valellas… | Jellywatcher | 
|
36.620 / -121.920 | Washed up in big ribbons or 1000’s with blue bodies attac |
Velella | ||
| Velella | MobileAnonymous | 
|
36.620 / -121.920 | 1000’s washed up on beach in PG directly in front of the |
Velella | ||
| Blue Velellas… | Jellywatcher | 
|
36.560 / -121.930 | Lots of these blue shell looking creatures |
Velella | ||
| March 24… | Jellywatcher | 
|
37.650 / -76.390 | Shoreline of Antipoison Creek, Lancaster County, Virginia |
Jellyfish | ||
| A lot of… | Jellywatcher | 
|
37.790 / -122.480 | Mass Velella stranding on Baker Beach in San Francisco. |
Velella | ||
| Jelly with… | MobileAnonymous | 
|
7.880 / 98.270 | Jellyfish | |||
| Velella at… | Jellywatcher | 
|
37.790 / -122.480 | Thousands washed up in clumps along the beach |
Velella | ||
| Velella tons… | Jellywatcher | 
|
36.980 / -121.950 | Blue with clear top |
Velella | ||
| Satellite… | Jellywatcher | 
|
28.210 / -80.600 | Round circular jellyfish like organism with blue ring aro |
Velella | ||
| thousands of… | Jellywatcher | 
|
37.010 / -122.200 | thousands and thousands at davenport landing beach |
Velella |