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Title Date of sighting reporter Image Lat / Lng Description Type of organism Other type
Velella sailor jellyfish… Jellywatcher 33.970 / -118.470

Marina del Rey / Venice beach

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Velella Phillip Island… Jellywatcher Alt text -38.520 / 145.310 Velella Velella
Velella Pacifica CA Jellywatcher 37.660 / -122.490

Hundreds were washed up on the beach at Esplanade Ave in

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Velella over the coast… Jellywatcher 37.960 / -122.790

Mostly clear organisms but about 10% blue ones.

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Velella on Zuma Beach… Jellywatcher 34.020 / -118.830

Walking along Zuma beach I saw a velella about every 10 t

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Velella on Santa Monica… Jellywatcher 34.010 / -118.500 Velella
Velella on Rio Del Mar… Jellywatcher Alt text 36.960 / -121.890

Washed on beach following a storm.

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Velella on Portuguese… Jellywatcher 38.380 / -123.080

Lots of small (about 4-6") velella washed up on the

Velella Velella
Velella on pismo beach… Jellywatcher 35.140 / -120.640

Blueish with clear sail

Velella
Velella on Ocean Beach,… jellywatch 37.760 / -122.510

Several on OB. Reported by Lisa G. L.

Velella
Velella on Mallorca/… Jellywatcher 39.920 / 3.090

Cala Boquer , a bay on Mallorca.

Velella
Velella on East Beach… Jellywatcher 34.410 / -119.680

They looked like plastic washed up on the beach and then

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Velella on Cannon Beach… Jellywatcher Alt text 45.880 / -123.970

Numerous Velella stranded at Cannon Beach, not in groups,

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Velella on Beer Can… Jellywatcher 36.900 / -121.810

Hundreds of “fresh” velella washed up

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Velella on beach Jellywatcher 34.250 / -119.270

Blue, purple, and clear velella found washed up on Harbor

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Velella On Beach Jellywatcher 47.010 / -124.160

Hundreds of dried ones on the beach, some still blueish.<

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Velella on beach Jellywatcher 34.440 / -119.830 Velella
Velella on and offshore… jellywatch 32.900 / -118.430

Reported off San Clemente Island "carpeting the surface".

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Velella offshore beroe Alt text 35.930 / -122.930

Open ocean Velella rafts.

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Velella offshore beroe 36.340 / -123.010

Smattering of Velella on surface

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Velella offshore beroe 35.630 / -123.150

Scattered but large Velella fairly far offshore

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Velella offPt Pinos jellyhunter Alt text 36.670 / -121.910

Egg yolks also present

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Velella off Ireland Jellywatcher 51.480 / -9.700

Velella

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Velella off Alaska beroe Alt text 59.400 / -146.350

Reported from Middleton Island in 2014

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Velella Northern… Jellywatcher 41.760 / -124.200

Large concentration washed up on beach after storm.

Velella