predicting the Irukadji jelly fish

[bob10]

I still wont swim in the jelly fish season. Bob


Predicting deadly australian jellyfish movement - Australian Geographic (http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/news/2014/05/predicting-deadly-australian-jellyfish-movement?emv_mid=1045383&emv_rid=892526120)

[BMKal]

Wait until the Namura jellyfish from Japan gets here Bob.

Giant jellyfish invade Japan - Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/8373420/Giant-jellyfish-invade-Japan.html)

There was a show on TV about these things the other night - showed how they have virtually shut down the coastal fishing industry in Japan.

No wonder the buggers are out there chasing whales. :p

Still - at least you have a chance of seeing these before they sting you. :D

[PTC]

If only we had Jellyfish like these ones.

JELLYFISH LAKE on Vimeo


Palau is a special place. Thousands of years ago these jellyfish became trapped in a natural basin on the island when the ocean receded. Over time they evolved into a new species that lost most of their stinging ability.

[Davo]

They're common in Broome and before, in blissful ignorance, I've been in the water there in the summer. Now I won't go near it. Even walking on the beach can be dicey. It does tend to take away from the beautiful-tropical-paradise-holiday-destination image they like to project.

[bob10]

Wait until the Namura jellyfish from Japan gets here Bob.

Giant jellyfish invade Japan - Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/8373420/Giant-jellyfish-invade-Japan.html)

There was a show on TV about these things the other night - showed how they have virtually shut down the coastal fishing industry in Japan.

No wonder the buggers are out there chasing whales. :p

Still - at least you have a chance of seeing these before they sting you. :D


Amazing stuff, I remember reading a year or so ago, an scientists report on extraordinary jelly fish populations off the coast of Aus.. not like those, but the usual type, just millions of them . At that stage, they could only guess about the population growth. must see if I can find it, Bob