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Title Date of sighting reporter Image Lat / Lng Description Type of organism Other type
Moon jellyfish… swimmingidiots -33.820 / 151.250

Spotted a single moon jellyfish about 3 inches wide at a

Jellyfish
Bluebottles Balmoral… swimmingidiots Alt text -33.820 / 151.250

NE wind 15-25 km/hr

Man o war Bluebottle
Clean Sea swimmingidiots -33.820 / 151.250 Clean sea
Clean Sea Jellywatcher 33.710 / -118.070 Clean sea
Clean Sea swimmingidiots -33.820 / 151.250 Clean sea
Beach full of Physalia… Jellywatcher Alt text -41.610 / 175.270

There were at least 20, but probably more, small 4cm long

Man o war
Mid-December… Leo 48.540 / -123.010

On a cloudy, but not stormy day, mid-afternoon, in about

Jellyfish swimming snails and worm
Bluebottles swimmingidiots -33.820 / 151.250

Sighted a number of small bluebottles washed up on the be

Man o war
Garbage drcolossus Alt text 43.480 / -1.560

Degoutant

Plastic
Humboldt Squid, dozens… LLKlosterman Alt text 36.950 / -122.020

Dozens of dead Humboldt Squid are just now (11 a.m.

Squid
Lion's mane mobile_jellywatcher Alt text 34.710 / -76.640

Two small (4 & 10 cm diameter bells) jellies observed

Jellyfish
Humboldt squid wash up… Jellywatcher Alt text 36.950 / -122.040

hundreds of Humboldt squid were found on the beaches betw

Squid
Jimble Convention (… iSwimtoo Alt text -33.800 / 151.290

Hundreds of jimbles attacked us on Thursday morning - the

Box Jelly Carybdea
Jimbles (… iSwimtoo -33.800 / 151.290 Box Jelly Carybdea
Portuguese Man of of War… jbugeye22 Alt text 30.380 / -86.860

I saw 3 portuguese man of war.

Man o war
Rhopilema off of Dauphin… Kbayha Alt text 30.260 / -88.080 Jellyfish
Maya Jelly Jellywatcher Alt text 37.740 / -122.510 Jellyfish
Weird jelly with lots of… mobile_jellywatcher Alt text 36.810 / -121.780 Jellyfish
Jellywatcher 21.230 / -157.870

While paddling up the Ala Wai Canal with WBBCC Thursday e

Other bioluminescense
Late November… Leo 48.540 / -123.010

There are very few "summer" jellies left in the

Jellyfish swimming benthic gastropods
Red Tide shuts… swimmingidiots -33.890 / 151.280

This news article shows the red tide that shut down Bondi

Red Tide
Bottle nose… mobile_jellywatcher 33.980 / -118.500

At least 3-4 dolphins about 75yards from the shoreline

Vertebrate Bottle Nose Dolphins
Clear blue water beroe Alt text -21.190 / -159.770

Swam a bit offshore to the wreck and didn't see any

Clean sea
Rainer's Lips Get… iSwimtoo Alt text -33.800 / 151.290 Jellyfish Jimble
Risso's… mobile_jellywatcher 33.450 / -118.490 Vertebrate Risso's Dolphins