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Title Date of sighting reporter Image Lat / Lng Description Type of organism Other type
Lion's… Jellywatcher -41.260 / 173.270

1 Cyanea sp.

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Monaco, Nelson… Jellywatcher -41.260 / 173.290

There are a lot along the shore at Monaco, Nelson, NZ

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Dead Jellyfish… Jellywatcher -41.230 / 173.310

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

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

The moon jelly Aurelia sp.

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Back Beach,… Jellywatcher -39.070 / 174.020

Around 30 Velella Velella found scattered along a half mi

Velella Velella
Moon jellies… openhouse -41.250 / 174.030

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

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Man o war Jellywatcher -39.580 / 174.200

16x washed up on the beach

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Tiny Jellyfish… Jellywatcher -36.840 / 174.430

Numerous jellyfish spotted in the water at Muriwai.

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Bluebottle Jellywatcher -36.890 / 174.450

Bluebottles on Bethells Beach, Auckland, washed up on the

Man o war
Bluebottle MobileAnonymous -36.930 / 174.450

Counted more than 15 scattered all over shoreline.

Man o war Bluebottle
Tiny jellyfish… Jellywatcher 36.580 / 174.690

Today we went to Orewa beach in Auckland, New Zealand, an

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Jellyfish… jellyhunter -36.580 / 174.700

Auckland man Dejan Nakarada-Kordic said that when he went

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Lion's… Vitex -36.810 / 174.730

Lots of jellies from 0.5cm to about 15cm across

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Salp Bloom in… Alison Perkins Alt text -35.470 / 174.730

Annual salp bloom - very thick at the Poor Knights Island

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Purple… Jellywatcher Alt text -36.740 / 174.760

Purple with clear edges and bumps or dots on the outside

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Baby Lion… Jellywatcher -36.770 / 174.770

Saw 2 baby Lion's Mane jellyfish at Milford Beach, A

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Man O War… Jellywatcher -38.270 / 174.790

Several Blue-bottles were washed up on shore.

Man o war
Lyall Bay,… Jellywatcher -41.330 / 174.800

Hundreds of valella washed up on the beach.

Velella
Diffuse… Jellywatcher -41.290 / 174.830

From the surface to at least 15m.

Red Tide
Turritopsis… Jellywatcher -36.860 / 174.840

Kohimarama beach today .

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Turritopsis… Jellywatcher -36.850 / 174.850

Kohimarama beach today .

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new zealand Jellywatcher -40.900 / 174.890

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Lion's… Jellywatcher Alt text -41.280 / 174.910

Floating around by the wharf.

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Red Jellyfish… Wendy Matthews -36.880 / 175.000

Large, dinner plate sized, red jellyfish washed onto the

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Jellyfish swarm… Wendy Matthews Alt text -36.880 / 175.040

Jellies littered the beach and many were still swimming u

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