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| Title | Date of sighting | reporter | Image | Lat / Lng | Description | Type of organism | Other type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vellela on Pismo Beach… | Jellywatcher | 
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35.140 / -120.640 | Lots of Vellela in Pismo Beach the last week or two. |
Velella | ||
| Velella | Jellywatcher | 
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45.990 / -123.920 | Possibly hundreds found along tide line in Seaside, OR |
Velella | ||
| Bald Eagles | MobileAnonymous | 48.370 / -124.610 | Multiple families of bald eagles living in a group of tre |
Other | Birds of Prey | ||
| Portuguese Man O'… | Jellywatcher | 
|
30.350 / -87.030 | Man o war | |||
| Barrel jellyfish… | Jellywatcher | 
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57.730 / -5.690 | We saw 15 large barrel jelly fish washed up on the beach |
Jellyfish | ||
| Lotta Velella… | Jellywatcher | 36.970 / -121.910 | Many hundreds |
Velella | |||
| Attached to Velella in… | Jellywatcher | 
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33.040 / -117.290 | There were hundreds of Velella Velella all over the beach |
Velella | ||
| Big Sur… | Jellywatcher | 36.270 / -121.810 | Velellas on creek |
Velella | |||
| Velella washup on… | Jellywatcher | 
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33.810 / -118.390 | Abundance of washed-up Velella along Torrance beach, CA. |
Velella | ||
| Man O War | MobileAnonymous | 
|
29.850 / -81.260 | Man o war | |||
| Sea Gooseberry… | Jellywatcher | 52.500 / 4.590 | Jellyfish | ||||
| Compass Jelly | MobileAnonymous | 
|
45.700 / 13.730 | Seen in evening at shoreline |
Jellyfish | Chrysaora hysoscella | |
| Bizarre Blue ‘Jellyfish… | MobileAnonymous | 
|
33.630 / -117.940 | Velella velella after washing up on the California shore< |
Velella | ||
| By the wind sailor | Jellywatcher | 
|
34.050 / -118.940 | Leo Carrillo beach, CA |
Velella | ||
| Cyanea lamarckii | Jellywatcher | 
|
58.880 / 11.150 | First Cyanea lamarckii 2025 at the Swedish west caost |
Jellyfish | ||
| San Diego… | Jellywatcher | 32.800 / -117.260 | BTW Sailors have begun washing up in PB / San Diego. |
Velella | |||
| Cyanea lamarckii | MobileAnonymous | 
|
58.880 / 11.150 | A lot of tiny 5-8 cm medusa |
Jellyfish | Cyanea lamarckii | |
| Moon jellies | MobileAnonymous | 
|
58.880 / 11.150 | 2-6 cm wide |
Jellyfish | Moon jellies | |
| shore jellyfish | Jellywatcher | 
|
36.960 / -122.010 | found this guy at seabright beach |
Jellyfish | ||
| US Navy Base Point Mugu… | Jellywatcher | 
|
34.100 / -119.100 | Plenty of Velella washed up. |
Velella | ||
| Velella all… | Jellywatcher | 33.460 / -117.690 | Velella all over short at Doheny beach Dana point. |
Velella | |||
| Capistrano… | Jellywatcher | 33.460 / -117.670 | A mass of Velellas washed upon shore. |
Velella | |||
| By the Wind | Jellywatcher | 
|
36.940 / -121.960 | Lots of washed up by the wind sailors, some still blue |
Velella | ||
| 11 individuals | MobileAnonymous | 
|
40.770 / -73.950 | 11 separate individuals seen ranging in size from about a |
Jellyfish | ||
| 1st sighting this year… | MobileAnonymous | 
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40.770 / -73.950 | Sorry for the lousy photo . Using phone. |
Jellyfish |