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Title Date of sighting reporter Image Lat / Lng Description Type of organism Other type
Clean Sea swimmingidiots -33.820 / 151.250 Clean sea
Thousands of.… swimmingidiots Alt text -33.820 / 151.250

Thousands of. bluebottles washed ashore at Balmoral

Man o war
Balmoral Beach… swimmingidiots Alt text -33.820 / 151.250

Crystal clear water, water temp 14C

Clean sea
Jimbles at… swimmingidiots -33.820 / 151.250

A few people stung by Jimbles today

Box Jelly Carybdea
Clean Sea swimmingidiots -33.820 / 151.250 Clean sea
Clean Sea this… swimmingidiots -33.820 / 151.250 Clean sea
Sea Lice… swimmingidiots -33.820 / 151.250

A few swimmers were stung by sea lice today at Balmoral.<

Jellyfish
Comb jellies (… swimmingidiots -33.820 / 151.260

The sea combs were at the post again (350m offshore)

Other Ctenophora
Moon jellies… swimmingidiots -33.820 / 151.250

Tons of moon jellies have been at Balmoral of late.

Jellyfish
Jimbles… swimmingidiots -33.820 / 151.250

One person I know has been stung by Jimbles three days ru

Box Jelly Carybdea
Jimbles at… swimmingidiots -33.820 / 151.250

More Jimbles.

Box Jelly Carybdea
Bluebottles… swimmingidiots -33.820 / 151.250

Many bluebottles left on the beach after high tide

Man o war Bluebottle
Clean Sea… swimmingidiots -33.820 / 151.250 Clean sea
Pink jellyfish… Jellywatcher -33.820 / 151.250

Two lone jellyfish at the northern end of Edwards Beach S

Jellyfish
Strange time… swimmingidiots Alt text -33.820 / 151.250

Although it doesn't show in the photo these bluebott

Man o war Bluebottle
Jimbles at… swimmingidiots -33.820 / 151.250

Those nasty little blighters persist in Balmoral.

Box Jelly Carybdea
Bluebottles… swimmingidiots Alt text -33.820 / 151.250

NE wind 15-25 km/hr

Man o war Bluebottle
Sea Combs (… swimmingidiots -33.820 / 151.250

Spotted a transparent jelly that had four lines disecting

Other Sea Combs (Ctenophora)
Sea lice… swimmingidiots Alt text -33.820 / 151.250

Sea lice continues to nibble away at the swimmers

Jellyfish Sea Lice
Jimble… swimmingidiots -33.820 / 151.250

Here's an interesting site (The Atlas of Living Aust

Box Jelly Carybdea rastonii
Jimbles at… swimmingidiots -33.820 / 151.250

Just when I thought it was safe to resume swimming after

Box Jelly Carybdea
Moon jellyfish… swimmingidiots -33.820 / 151.250

Spotted a single moon jellyfish about 3 inches wide at a

Jellyfish
Australian… swimmingidiots Alt text -33.820 / 151.250

Spied an Australian Spotted Jellyfish (phyllorhiza puncta

Jellyfish
Brown sludge… swimmingidiots -33.820 / 151.260

I've noticed since Monday that the ocean is a murky

Other Storm water / brown sludge
Comb jellies (… swimmingidiots -33.820 / 151.250

I used my snorkel and mask this morning to get a better l

Other Ctenophora