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Title Date of sighting reporter Image Lat / Lng Description Type of organism Other type
Prionace… earthgecko 41.130 / 1.380

Prionace glauca - 2 (or 4 depending on report) max approx

Other shark
Bioluminescence… Jellywatcher 21.390 / -157.710

Small bioluminescent creatures washing up on the shore, g

Other unkown
Bioluminescent… Jellywatcher 42.130 / -70.680

My wife and niece reported seeing luminescence when they

Other
9/30/13 Jacquitto 29.940 / -81.300

Vilano Beach
Small fish swimming in schools

Other Fish
chain of salps… plyles Alt text 34.000 / -119.430

We are starting to see frequent tiny chains

Other
Bolinopsis… kimomorris Alt text -23.440 / 151.910

A dense aggregation of the lobate ctenophore Bolinopsis s

Other Ctenophore
Small… Jellywatcher 38.690 / -75.070

2 cm long sperm-like appearance, orange color at large en

Other Unknown
Hermodice… acemdachs 30.330 / -87.150

At Fort Pickens beach jetties at fireworm crawled up my h

Other
Salp Jellywatcher 34.030 / -119.700

We swam in Pelican Bay and there were thousands of salps

Other
unknown tiny… donallen48 Alt text 40.990 / -124.120

see photo.

Other
Pegea ?socia… charlotteseid 32.860 / -117.260

Live chain of >20 individuals at 73 ft depth along the

Other Pegea socia
Mnemiopsis on… Bedearing 32.000 / -80.850 Other Ctenophore
Salps Jellywatcher 42.840 / -70.860 Other Salps
Mnemiopsis mobile_jellywatcher Alt text 50.730 / 1.600 Other Mnemiopsis
Western Grebe… Jellywatcher Alt text 32.800 / -117.260

Bird stranded on the shore, couldn't get back to the

Other Western Grebe
Ctenophora Jellywatcher Alt text 43.980 / -69.330

Found them in 35 fathoms of water.

Other
Corolla… Jellywatcher 60.070 / -149.440

Pseudoconchs of Corolla spectabilis are washing ashore in

Other Corolla spectabilis
Ctenophore,… Shane Anderson Alt text 19.560 / -155.970

One individual seen 1 meter from surface at the entrance

Other Ctenophore, Lobate
Ctenophores Android 41.530 / -70.670 Other
Unknown Jellywatcher 36.850 / -121.810

Observed at Pajaro Dunes resort

Other I’m not sure - a tunicate?
Bolinopsis… Leo 48.540 / -123.010

More than 100 Bolinopsis seen over about 20 minutes at th

Other Ctenophore
Mnemiopsis… fcmovie Alt text 49.590 / -1.250

Tatihou island

Other Ctenophore : Mnemiopsis leidyi
My First… c.a.leamy 43.750 / -69.770

I've been spending a few weeks at this location for

Other Comb Jellies
Pleurobrachia… Nomeus Alt text 52.040 / 1.460

Washed-up and at water's edge.

Other ctenophore
Mnemiopsis… jfryan 41.530 / -70.680

Looked for one hour for Mnemiopsis and found only a singl

Other Mnemiopsis leidyi