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Title Date of sighting reporter Image Lat / Lng Description Type of organism Other type
Moon jellyfish Jellywatcher 36.560 / -121.920

Carmel beach

Jellyfish
Not sure what this is,… Jellywatcher 56.040 / -2.830

Just seen on Gullane beach; my feet are size ten for meas

Jellyfish
Velella on Beer Can… Jellywatcher 36.900 / -121.810

Hundreds of “fresh” velella washed up

Velella
Velella Montaña de Oro… Jellywatcher 35.290 / -120.840

Washed up ashore, hundreds in the group.

Velella
Wrightsville Beach NC Jellywatcher 34.200 / -77.800

Multiple cannonball jellyfish along shore waters

Other Cannonball
Santa Cruz CA Velella… Jellywatcher 36.970 / -122.030

We saw thousands tonight around 7pm PST at Twin Lakes Bea

Velella
Blue Aliens Oceano Dunes… Jellywatcher 35.050 / -120.620

They have landed! Blue "v" sail jellyfish 🪼

Velella
Rhizostoma pulmo Tayport35 56.410 / -5.470

Floating in somewhat shallow water of Oban Bay.

Jellyfish
Des bancs de méduses pas… MobileAnonymous 43.280 / 5.390

Il y’avait un énorme banc et c’est passer pendant des heu

Jellyfish
Aurelia aurita MobileAnonymous 43.200 / 27.930 Jellyfish
Aurelia aurita Jellywatcher 43.210 / 27.940 Jellyfish
Portuguese Man of War -… Jellywatcher 36.950 / -76.240

Past week I've been finding Portuguese man of war on

Man o war
Compass jellyfish… MobileAnonymous 53.370 / -3.200 Jellyfish Compass jellyfish
Velella at Moss Landing… Jellywatcher 36.810 / -121.790 Velella
Washed up moon and… MobileAnonymous 36.930 / -76.190

1 moon jelly and 2 unidentified ctenophores on ocean view

Jellyfish
Portuguese Man O War in… Jellywatcher 36.940 / -76.220

Portuguese Man O War.

Man o war
False cape Jellywatcher 36.630 / -75.900

All beached, 4 in the distance of 1 mile.

Man o war
Man o war Jellywatcher 36.710 / -75.940

Spotted in Sandbridge beach, Virginia Beach, VA

Man o war
OBX Jellywatcher 35.350 / -75.510

On shore, multiple washed up with bright blue/purple coni

Man o war
Portugese man o war Jellywatcher 36.910 / -76.070

Blue-is jellyfish with bubble on top (definitely a PMOW)

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Portuguese, man of war… Jellywatcher 36.910 / -76.090

I’ve lived near the Chesapeake Bay my entire life and hav

Man o war
Cannonball Jellies (… MobileAnonymous 33.680 / -78.900

Two medium-sized milky-white cannonball jellies spotted a

Jellyfish Schyphozoa
Man o' war sighting… Jellywatcher 36.930 / -76.200

saw five man o wars washed up on the shore of the chesape

Man o war
Portugese Man O'… Jellywatcher 36.710 / -75.930

Heavy surf and 3 washed up on the beach.

Man o war
Fort Story Beach Man o… Jellywatcher 36.860 / -76.000

Spotted about 3 man o war washed up on shore at Fort Stor

Man o war