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Title Date of sighting reporter Image Lat / Lng Description Type of organism Other type
Blue Velella… cboodle Alt text 37.760 / -122.510

Ocean Beach, San Francisco (9:30 am)

 Velella Velella
By the wind… Jellywatcher 25.810 / -80.120 Velella Velella
velella Jellywatcher Alt text 43.420 / 6.810

sighting of vellela washed up on the beach in Saint Rapha

Velella Velella
Velella… skipsnow Alt text 25.620 / -80.310

24 examined, all left-handed

 Velella Velella
Clam Beach… donallen48 Alt text 40.990 / -124.120

Abundant new washup of Velella velella on this beach.

Velella Velella
Velella Velella… Susank Alt text 30.290 / -87.490

Many of these on the beach, along with some of the colorl

Velella Velella
Sailing… Jellywatcher Alt text 57.230 / -135.820

Velella on Outer coast of Kruzof Island in SE Alaska

 Velella Velella
Velella… underwaterpat Alt text 36.620 / -121.940

Thousands of tiny (<1cm) and hundreds of medium (<3

Velella Velella
Velella… beroe Alt text 35.930 / -122.930

Open ocean Velella rafts.

Velella Velella
Velella bloom… smartini 42.480 / 7.570

Velella velella, from 40 nautic miles off saint mandrier

Velella Velella
Velella Jellywatcher Alt text 39.470 / 3.290

Millions in water and washing up on beaches.

Velella Velella
Velella washed… Jellywatcher 33.850 / -118.400

Saw 200+ clear velella washed up on Hermosa Beach in Sout

Velella Velella
Velella at… John Pearse Alt text 36.640 / -121.930

Large numbers of Velella in high tide strand line evening

Velella Velella
Grover Beach /… Jellywatcher 35.120 / -120.620 Velella Velella
North San… Jellywatcher 33.030 / -117.300

I found one large adult (~6-7cm) while surfing in Encinit

Velella Velella
Velella… mobile_jellywatcher Alt text 34.030 / -118.710 Velella Velella
Velella at the… lcrago 35.920 / -75.600

Velellas were seen on the sand and in the water on the Ou

Velella Velella
Velella… Jellywatcher 45.020 / -124.010

Hundreds, if not thousands, of the jellyfish were washed

Velella Velella
Blue jellyfish… Jellywatcher Alt text 33.630 / -117.950

Sail by the wind blue jelly fish

 Velella Velella
Blue "By-… Jellywatcher 45.450 / -123.960

I noticed a line of purple in the surf line yesterday mor

Velella Velella
Velella… jsones Alt text 38.330 / -123.070

We counted 30 Velella velella washed up on Salmon Creek B

Velella Velella
Mola mola… Zalophus 34.000 / -119.000 Santa Barbara, CA coastal Mola Velella
Blue sails Jellywatcher Alt text 23.180 / -81.190

On the shores of Varadero in Cuba dozens of Velella Velel

Velella Velella
Velella in… Jellywatcher Alt text 36.760 / -2.110

News report of many on the beaches in Monsul

 Velella Velella
Blue jellyfish… Jellywatcher 34.040 / -118.930

Saw what looked to be a blue jellyfish washed up at Leo C

Velella Velella