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Title Date of sighting reporter Image Lat / Lng Description Type of organism Other type
Moon jellies… openhouse -41.250 / 174.030

Lots of moon jellies seen from the side of the ferry, for

Jellyfish
Dead Jellyfish… Jellywatcher -41.230 / 173.310

red wash up on shore some very small hand size whil other

Jellyfish
Aurelia sp. in… Jellywatcher Alt text -41.010 / 173.960

The moon jelly Aurelia sp.

Jellyfish
Velella… Jellywatcher Alt text -40.930 / 172.970

we saw a couple of velella specimen wached up the Aranui

Velella Velella
new zealand Jellywatcher -40.900 / 174.890

Jellyfish
Jellyfish in… jellywatch -40.550 / -73.730

no description of species, but produces painful sting.

Jellyfish
Other jelly on… Android Alt text -39.790 / -73.390

Chrysaora spp.

Jellyfish
Salps in South… Jellywatcher -39.730 / 44.500

We sailed through an area over a mile long covered with l

Other Salps
Man o war Jellywatcher -39.580 / 174.200

16x washed up on the beach

Man o war
Vellela… Jellywatcher -39.480 / 176.900

Many velella jellyfish up around the rock pools and on th

Velella
Thousands of… Darwin-Evolution -39.400 / -73.210

Originally saw this news on French TV, so I did some more

Red Tide Dead Clams, Salmon & Sardines
Ctenophore Chris-Danger Alt text -39.080 / 146.430

Not 100% sure of identification, but these were spotted i

Other Ctenophore
Back Beach,… Jellywatcher -39.070 / 174.020

Around 30 Velella Velella found scattered along a half mi

Velella Velella
Salpa Chris-Danger Alt text -39.060 / 146.450

This creature was sighted at Little Waterloo Bay, Wilsons

Other
Wilsons prom… Jellywatcher -39.040 / 146.320

Saw small blue bottles and moon jelly washed up on the sh

Jellyfish Physalia
Chrysaora… Chris-Danger Alt text -39.040 / 146.460

Several chrysaora wurlerra seen and photographed at Refug

Jellyfish
Ctenophore Chris-Danger Alt text -39.020 / 146.440

Large number of Ctenophores sighted at night in Sealers C

Other
Olindias at… Jellywatcher -38.990 / -61.280

Olindias found at the Monte Hermoso beach in Argentina.

Other Olindias sambaquiensis
Wilson's… Jellywatcher -38.990 / 146.390

There were a few bright sparks in the water which seemed

Red Tide phosphorescent plankton
Desmonema… Jellywatcher -38.660 / 178.020

In a river that is quite tidal and salty.

Jellyfish
Cumberland… Jellywatcher Alt text -38.570 / 143.950

These jellyfish have been sighted since new year's d

Jellyfish
Velella… Jellywatcher Alt text -38.520 / 145.310 Velella Velella
Larval blue… Jellywatcher -38.510 / 144.000

Found in shallow tidal pool

Man o war Larva
Jellyfish… Jellywatcher -38.370 / 144.830

What species of jellyfish is this?

Jellyfish
Man O War… Jellywatcher -38.270 / 174.790

Several Blue-bottles were washed up on shore.

Man o war