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Title Date of sighting reporter Image Lat / Lng Description Type of organism Other type
Mola mola in… smartini 42.280 / 7.620 Lot of Mola Mola (about 15 observed in 2.5 days, which is de Mola
Dead mola off… Jellywatcher 36.600 / -121.880 Dead mola washed ashore Mola
Dead Mola in… jellyhunter 36.640 / -121.920 Associated with sea nettle bloom: Lots of small Mola mola we Mola
Sunfish in… cshjimi 33.540 / -117.800 Five seen off Laguna Mola
Young mola in… jellywatch 36.610 / -121.890 Dozens reported on local news Mola
stranded mola… Jellywatcher Alt text 36.600 / -121.890

i saw several dead molas on the beach (5 or 6) and was ve

Mola Mola
Mola during… beroe 36.310 / -123.050 Visited during blue-water dive Mola
Baby mola mola… beroe 19.610 / -156.110 Baby caught in net tow. Mola
another… plyles Alt text 34.000 / -119.400

This is another newcomer to Anacapa.

Other
2 m long… Jellywatcher 37.700 / -25.480

1,5 nautical miles out of the south coast of São Miguel I

Other Tunicate
UFO (… jude 38.470 / 20.570

milky white and found near a sea cucumber.

Other Unknown
Patches of… Elizabeth Eubanks Alt text 24.580 / -81.690

SUP near Naval Air Station- thought it was hokey until I

Other Ulva
Manaco and… Jellywatcher 48.160 / -122.520

Washed up on beach at low tide found at 1253 pm on beah o

Other Lion's mane?
Mnemiopsis on… Bedearing 32.000 / -80.850 Other Ctenophore
`Cross jellies… Nomeus Alt text 52.040 / 1.460

Two specimens of small jelly at water's edge, c.2cm

Other hydrozoan
Starfish and… Gogreenman Alt text 32.650 / -79.960

There were quite a lot of both organisms.

Other
Stingrays in… Jellywatcher Alt text 37.790 / -122.260

Sitngrays making an East Bay appearance through the canal

Other
Beached Salps… Jellywatcher Alt text 49.100 / -125.870

I've been here 15 years, and never seen salps here u

Other Thetys vagina and other?
pyrosomes at… Jellywatcher 28.920 / -13.640

4 large pale blue transparent 1-2 m pyrosomes on a dive i

Other pyrosomes
Brown sludge… swimmingidiots -33.820 / 151.260

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

Other Storm water / brown sludge
Ocyropsis in… beroe 36.820 / -122.100

Reports from George M.

Other Ctenophore
Caudina… Jellywatcher Alt text 32.800 / -117.260

A few specimens near Crystal Pier

Other Sea Cucumber
more salps plyles Alt text 33.990 / -119.400

Our salp bloom continues.....all of them look like they&#

Other
Phosphorous… mobile_jellywatcher 47.920 / -122.380 Other
Beroe in Nova… jellywatch 44.640 / -63.610

1-2 feet off the seawall at the end of Armview Terrace

Other Ctenophore