Jellyfish thrive despite man-made disruption of the oceans
- 24-Sep-2019
Jellyfish have been on Earth longer than we have -- they are believed to have roamed the oceans for nearly 600 million years.
Golden jellyfish return to Palau lake in great numbers, so do the swimmers
- 28-Jan-2019
It is estimated to attract at least two-thirds of the annual visitors to the western Pacific archipelago which peaked at 160,000 in 2015.
‘Mega swarm’ of jellyfish washes up on UK beaches
- 15-May-2017
LONDON: A ‘mega swarm’ of giant jellyfish has washed ashore on the UK coastline, drawing beachgoers attention towards an unusual sight. Thousands of the barrel creatures, which can grow up to three feet in diameter, have washed up on beaches along Pembrokeshire, in the south west of Wales. And there is currently more than 300 […]
In pictures: Army of blue jellyfish ‘invade’ Australian beach
- 06-Feb-2017
MELBOURNE: An entire beach in Brisbane was invaded by an army of jellyfish, becoming cynosure for passers-by. It happened at Deception Bay, Brisbane. Pictures taken over the weekend showed the blue blubber jellyfish (Catostylus mosaicus) covering the sand and they were shared by a number of people on the social media. The animals were not really invading […]
Sharks and jellyfish slow British man’s attempt to swim Atlantic
- 01-Dec-2016
A British man aiming to be the first person to swim across the Atlantic said on Thursday he is grappling with sharks, jellyfish stings, choppy water — and a sea moth that tried to nest in his left ear. Ex-policeman Ben Hooper, 38, says he embarked on the nearly 2,000 mile (3,200 km) crossing from […]
Beach-goers warned of jellyfish threat on Karachi's Sea View beach
- 28-Jul-2015
KARACHI: The Cantonment Board Clifton (CBC) has cautioned the beach-goers in Karachi about Blue Bottle jellyfish, which are spotted in large numbers on the beach this year.