Deep sea jellies stuck at surface

Description and Comments

Cruising slicks (Langmuir circulation cells) we found one Ptychogena californica, 2 Pandea conica, 1 Amphinema sp., 3 Forskalia sp. and many other unidentified deep sea gelatinous zooplankton. No wind, swells subsided today, lots of kelp drifting.

Type of organism

Jellyfish

Quantity

6

Latitude

36.62

Longitude

-121.97