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Title Date of sighting reporter Image Lat / Lng Description Type of organism Other type
Velella… Jellywatcher Alt text 38.340 / -123.070

Lots of these little guys all along the beach.

Velella Velella
Velella… LeeJPalmer Alt text 50.080 / -5.710 Velella Velella
Velella… Jellywatcher 36.970 / -121.910

From Seacliff beach to Rio Del Mar and a mile further eas

Velella Vellella
Velella… jsones Alt text 38.320 / -123.070

Thousands of Velella velella washed ashore on Bodega Head

Velella Velella
Velella… jsones Alt text 38.320 / -123.070

Three small By-the-wind Sailors washed ashore on Salmon C

Velella Velella
Velella… jsones Alt text 38.330 / -123.070

We counted 30 Velella velella washed up on Salmon Creek B

Velella Velella
Velella… Jellywatcher Alt text 43.340 / -124.320

While kayaking we noticed the by-the-wind sailors in the

Velella Velella
Velella velella in… Jellywatcher 33.040 / -117.290

A day of warm waters and late afternoon we started seeing

Velella Velella
Velella… Jellywatcher 32.570 / -117.130

Many thousands of dead Velella velella on the beach in Im

Velella Velella
Velella velella in… Jellywatcher 44.320 / -124.100

many many Velella velella sighted on the long strand beac

Velella Velella
Velella… chloew Alt text 35.560 / -75.460

15-20 mph winds from E/NE caused the rough waves to bring

Velella Velella
Velella… Jellywatcher 38.030 / -122.960

Thousands of Velella velella across a wide stretch of Dra

Velella
Velella… Jellywatcher Alt text 38.050 / -122.990

Millions of Velella velella washed up on North beach in p

Velella Velella
Velella… Cneoridium Alt text 32.710 / -117.240 Velella Vellela vellela
Velella… Jellywatcher 34.420 / -119.710

Around a hundred Velella velella, also known as By-the-Wi

Velella
Velella Velella in the… Jellywatcher 45.610 / -123.950

They were washed up in the surf line.

Velella Velella
Velella… Jellywatcher 47.880 / -124.620

Lots of Velella velalla washed up on Second Beach in Olym

Velella Velella
Velella Velella massive… Jellywatcher 37.760 / -122.510

We saw many dead Velella Velella (thousands--they were al

Velella Velella
velella… Sstorer Alt text 33.810 / -118.430 Velella Velella
Velella… Jellywatcher Alt text 48.470 / -124.990

The surface of the water off the west coast of Vancouver

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
Velella velella on… Jellywatcher 36.810 / -121.780

Saw hundreds of Velella Velella in Moss Landing Harbor an

Velella Velella
Velella… Jellywatcher 35.390 / -120.870

The week leading up to sighting huge numbers of Velella o

Velella
velella… Jellywatcher Alt text 51.860 / -5.120

velella velella Washed up on newgale beach and druidstone

Velella Velella
Velella… Jellywatcher Alt text 26.240 / -80.090

Washed up all along water's edge in Pompano Beach FL

Velella Velella