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| Title | Date of sighting | reporter | Image | Lat / Lng | Description | Type of organism | Other type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Velellas in Del Mar, CA… | Jellywatcher | 
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32.970 / -117.270 | Spotted many of these on the beach in Del Mar. |
Velella | ||
| By-the-wind-sailors | Jellywatcher | 
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33.580 / -117.810 | Hundreds of by-the-wind-sailors on the beach at Crystal C |
Velella | ||
| Velella velella | Jellywatcher | 
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33.000 / -117.280 | Tons of them on the beach @ Cardiff by the Sea |
Velella | ||
| Mass wash-up of By-the-… | Jellywatcher | 
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37.290 / -122.410 | numbers in the hundreds (as shown in the photo, these are |
Velella | ||
| Velella washed ashore | Jellywatcher | 
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36.980 / -121.940 | Hundreds of velella washed up on the shore alone New Brig |
Velella | ||
| Velella in San Diego… | Jellywatcher | 
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32.940 / -117.260 | We saw large numbers of Velella along the coast at Torrey |
Velella | ||
| Pescadero, CA Velellas… | Jellywatcher | 
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37.260 / -122.380 | Lots of by-the-wind-sailors washed up with deep blue hues |
Velella | ||
| Manresa State Beach | Jellywatcher | 
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36.930 / -121.860 | Sandy beach water clear. |
Velella | ||
| Velella velella | Jellywatcher | 
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42.810 / 10.140 | I was on Elba island and there were a few days when Velel |
Velella | ||
| Jellyfish - Myrtle… | Jellywatcher | 
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33.690 / -78.890 | Jellyfish was found dried out on the beach (a friend sugg |
Jellyfish | ||
| All along Pescadero… | Jellywatcher | 
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37.260 / -122.410 | Velella, dead ones and just beached ones all along the sh |
Velella | ||
| Pescadero | Jellywatcher | 
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37.260 / -122.410 | Velella at Pescadero State Beach |
Velella | ||
| by the wind sailor | Jellywatcher | 
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36.970 / -122.030 | in water! maybe alive |
Velella | ||
| Blue jellies?? | Jellywatcher | 
|
34.740 / -120.550 | Blue slimy ‘ “rocks” |
Velella | ||
| Purple Pelagic Jellyfish… | Jellywatcher | 
|
19.410 / -155.900 | Large Jelly with big purple dome about 9-10 inches in dia |
Jellyfish | ||
| Velella Northern CA | Jellywatcher | 
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36.980 / -121.900 | Many washed up at sea cliff beach in Aptos, CA |
Velella | ||
| velellas (Velella… | Jellywatcher | 
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37.770 / -122.420 | A number found on the beach at Crissy Field (SF). |
Velella | ||
| blue jellyfish on beach… | Jellywatcher | 
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34.460 / -120.070 | Velella | |||
| Velellas on Heceta Beach… | Jellywatcher | 
|
44.020 / -124.100 | Saw about 2 -3 dozen small velellas stranded just as the |
Velella | ||
| Burry Port Jellyfish | Jellywatcher | 
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51.680 / -4.260 | Lots of large barrel jellyfish along Burry Port beaches |
Jellyfish | ||
| Velella sighting | Jellywatcher | 
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37.660 / -122.490 | Approximately 250 were noted on pacifica beach. |
Velella | ||
| Velella Velella | VivianKrugCotton | 
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35.130 / -120.640 | There were literally thousands of Velella Velella washed |
Velella | ||
| Velella | Jellywatcher | 
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34.420 / -119.680 | Thousands of Velella at East Beach, Santa Barbara this mo |
Velella | ||
| South Cayucos Beach | Jellywatcher | 
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35.470 / -120.920 | Lots of bythewindsailors for about 3 miles of beach |
Velella | ||
| Velella Velella | Jellywatcher | 
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37.760 / -122.480 | About seven observed washed up on ocean beach in San Fran |
Velella |