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Title Date of sighting reporter Image Lat / Lng Description Type of organism Other type
Portuguese Man of war Jellywatcher 35.600 / -75.470

Purple/blue, very long tentacles

Man o war
Cannonball July Emerald… Jellywatcher 34.680 / -76.950

Washed up at rising high tide and put back in the water

Jellyfish
By-the-wind sailors On… Jellywatcher 36.600 / -121.960 Velella
velella sighting Jellywatcher 37.770 / -122.510

cluster of about 30-50 velella on ocean beach

Velella
Velella velella Jellywatcher 38.440 / -123.120

A few thousand velellas on the shore around 9am

Velella
jellyfish MobileAnonymous 37.520 / -76.280

seen around 10 jellyfish in the area

Jellyfish
Velella on pismo beach… Jellywatcher 35.140 / -120.640

Blueish with clear sail

Velella
Eggs? Jellywatcher 34.470 / -120.230

These were seen on the shore of the beach.

Other ?
Vellela andother jellies… Jellywatcher 36.620 / -121.850

Lots of jellies along the beach in sand city by Monterey

Velella
South Yarmouth,… Jellywatcher 41.640 / -70.210

Small about 6 inches across. Washed up on the beach.

Man o war
Many lion's mane,… Jellywatcher 55.000 / -1.410

Walking along the stretch of the beach, countless blue je

Jellyfish
Rhizostoma pulmo MobileAnonymous 41.270 / 1.980

A partir de los 100 metros y en profundidad, se ven, agua

Jellyfish Rhizostoma pulmo
Large Jellyfish MobileAnonymous 44.210 / 9.550 Jellyfish
Moon jellyfish stranding… MobileAnonymous 51.380 / 1.320

20-30 Aurelia on the strand line as high tide was startin

Jellyfish
Outer banks nc Jellywatcher 35.230 / -75.630 Man o war
Unknown. Beige and brown… MobileAnonymous 9.530 / 99.940

Beige head and brown tentacles.

Jellyfish
Medusa MobileAnonymous 41.020 / 8.880 Jellyfish
Manaco and Cama Beach,… Jellywatcher 48.160 / -122.520

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

Other Lion's mane?
Manaco and Cama Beach,… Jellywatcher 48.160 / -122.520

Two beached lion's mane jellies about a mile north o

Other Lion's mane?
Manaco and Cama Beach,… Jellywatcher 48.150 / -122.510

Washed up further south from the two together.

Other Lion's mane?
Fried Eggs in Boston… MobileAnonymous 47.140 / -122.900 Jellyfish Phacellophora
Jellyfish MobileAnonymous 57.040 / 10.370 Jellyfish
Cresswell Beach Ugly… Jellywatcher 55.230 / -1.540

My grandson Oliver found this jellyfish in a very clear,

Jellyfish
My observations MobileAnonymous 37.030 / -76.330

Lots of Jellys upon low tide

Jellyfish Moon
Moon Jelly Sighting MobileAnonymous 37.050 / -76.290

5-10 Occasional Visitors

Jellyfish Moon