Keri
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Red Jellyfish?
We were in San Quintin a couple of weeks ago and saw muchos dead, red jelly fish on the beach. My kids were here this weekend in La Mision and said
they saw a bunch of them here also. We were thinking it has something to do with the red tide. Does anyone know what they are and why they are here?k
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Bajaboy
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Hi Keri-
From what I've heard, they are not connected to the red tide. There are a lot of jellyfish here in San Diego this year. From what I've read, there
is a rare species here. Check out the following story:
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2005/08/09/news/top_stories/...
Zac
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Keri
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Thanks Zac
What we saw was definitely the black ones not the purple stripe . They were on the beach everywhere from San Quintin to Soccoro,big blobs of blackish
red goo, Glad I wasn't in the water then or I'm sure we'd have been stung. Quite a mess on the beaches. Thanks again for the story,k
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DanO
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There's been a lot of them up in OC and LA county the past month as well. This variety is usually found a lot farther south, and nobody knows why
they're so far north. We've also been having an influx of the ones we usually see. Guesses range from extensive red tides to global warming. All I
know is, it makes surfing without a rash guard sort of like playing dodgeball.
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jrbaja
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We have them here in Rosariot too
and the water is unusually warm for here. Me thinks this has something to do with them being here.
A couple years ago, our beach was covered with small jellyfish that had a clear ridge on top of them. I called Scripps about them and found out they
were called "By the Wind Sailors".
When I asked why they were on our beaches, the Scripps guy said it was because they couldn't tack!
Our red tide is back again. Something fishy is going on out there
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About the Australian Box Jellyfish:
Venom
You have virtually no chance of surviving the venomous sting, unless treated immediately. The pain is so excruciating and overwhelming that you would
most likely go into shock and drown before reaching the shore. So don't go swimming alone! Be sure to know the first aid procedures.
Therianthropic
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backninedan
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If you taste them you will find out they are the common stawberry jellyfish.
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jrbaja
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About the Australian Box Jellyfish:
Are these what we are seeing on the beaches here?
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| Quote: | Originally posted by jrbaja
Are these what we are seeing on the beaches here? |
NO
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Mucho extrano aqui
| Quote: | Originally posted by jrbaja
and the water is unusually warm for here. Me thinks this has something to do with them being here.
A couple years ago, our beach was covered with small jellyfish that had a clear ridge on top of them. I called Scripps about them and found out they
were called "Sailors".
When I asked why they were on our beaches, the Scripps guy said it was because they couldn't tack!
Our red tide is back again. Something fishy is going on out there
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We get the "sailors" here occasionally too. The water here finally got in sync with other years.
We have had hypoxia events (dead zones) which are very unusual events.
Typically, very cold water wells up along our coast and brings with it a huge biomass of nutrients. This fuels the dynamic food chain and is important
for commerce.
Sometimes however and this year was no exception, the upwelling stalled out. Then when the waters are warmer a bloom of algae starts which gobbles up
enormous amount of O2. Then if the upwelling resumes the new biomass completely denudes the area of oxygen.
The area is typically very narrow in width and parallels the coast. The area where it's extremely prevalant is where there can be dire consequences
and kill off everything within that zone.
While talking to some divers and local marine biologists I was told an amazing story.
While the divers were not in the water other than for recreation the biologists were not. They were there to study the phenomenon I just described.
What they discovered was beyond belief. Along this division between the area with hypoxia and the unaffected adjacent reefs were thousands of fish all
lined up resting aside and atop each other. A pile of living fish that resembled cords of wood stacked up 4-5 deep. What really amazed them was not
just the numbers and arrangement but also the fact 6that there were a number of species involved but all appeared to be bottom fish, ling cod and
sebastes sp.(rock fish) Smart fish seeking healthy water!
I have yet to hear if this years ocean behavior produced that scenario but we have had very odd things going on.
Keep watchin', what's next
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I've seen the sailors as far north as Monterey, CA
but they have a bit of blue color in them.
Sea animals tend to go where the food is and water temperatire has a lot to do with that.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by synch
I've seen the sailors as far north as Monterey, CA
but they have a bit of blue color in them. |
Washed up Sailors with a bit of blue color - for the last 20 years we've been seeing a lot of them washed up on Pacific beaches at Pt. Reyes National
Seashore and also in Sonoma County, each north of San Francisco. Once in a while we've even found some on beaches in Mendocino County.
My son used to "collect" them and we always called them Angel Wings. 
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