User sightings
At least 1 or 2 km of blue tide at municipal beach
Velella velella sighted on beach in Bandon, Oregon
04-23-2023
Clear non blue pigment strewn on high tide line.
Fairly large groups of Velella spotted a few miles off Ve
Sunny, calm morning, many valella scattered all over the
Ocean Beach, CA many “by the wind sailors.
Dozens of 2-3 inch velella with the sails.
Woods cove, a colony of the by the wind sailing blue jell
100s washed up in marina del rey
Strands beach in Dana Point CA, covered in these along th
A lot on the shore
Many were along the shore at the beach.
Bright blue with clear “fin” in water and on shore.
Huntington state beach at newland Street
Mile or more swathe along the tide line
By the wind sailor jellies noted at Newport Beach north o
Multiple on the beach.
Marina del Rey / Venice beach
Hundreds of blue/clear Velella washed up on Big Rock beac
Thousands washed on shore durind wind advisory.
collected 20 by-the-wind sailors; all 20 were left-handed
large numbers in the wave line along the bay side of Paci