Jellyfish invasion

[lovuian]

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http://www.independent.com/news/2008/oct/23/jellyfish-shut-down-diablo-canyon-power-plant/

Jellyfish Shut Down Diablo Canyon Power Plant

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2006/08/08/international/i163547D67.DTL
Spain Warns of New Jellyfish Invasion

http://www3.whdh.com/news/articles/national/BO59361/
Rare jellyfish invade California beaches

http://www.xray-mag.com/node/342
Jellyfish overwhelm the sea
For years, Mediterranean beaches have been plagued by jellyfish. Now scientists are reporting that the problem is far worse than they had feared – and that a new generation of the poisonous creature

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060809/spain_jellyfish_060809

MADRID, Spain -- Spanish authorities Tuesday warned of a massive invasion of jellyfish along the country's eastern coast over the coming days and advised bathers on the best ways to treat stings.

Over the past month, swarms of jellyfish have plagued many coastal areas stretching from the northeastern region of Catalonia and down to Murcia and Andalucia in the south, leading to temporary bans on bathing on many beaches.

The latest alert, posted on the Interior Ministry's Web site, was issued after coastal guards said they spotted new banks of jelly fish several miles off different areas along the coast in recent days.

Environment Minister Cristina Narbona said Tuesday the increase was due to rise in water temperatures and pollution of the sea. Ecologists blame the increase on a decline in natural predators such as tuna fish and turtles in the affected areas as well as an increase in plankton owing to the sweltering summer temperatures.

The Spanish Red Cross has reported treating some 12,500 people for stings in Catalonia alone so far this summer.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/01/0119_060119_jellyfish.html

January 19, 2006—Pitting two hands against thousands of stinging tentacles, a diver attaches a tracking device to a giant Nomura's jellyfish off the coast of Japan on October 4, 2005.

Since last summer, Japanese waters have been inundated with the massive sea creatures, which can grow 6.5 feet (2 meters) wide and weigh up to 450 pounds (220 kilograms).

Though the jellyfish are more common in Chinese and Korean waters, their numbers have grown a hundredfold in some areas off Japan, causing a crisis in the local fishing industry.

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All over the world the Jellyfish population has skyrocketed due to salinity increases and warm temperatures...and overfishing ...
most resorts from Hawaii Mexico California Europe Japan are experincing the Jellyfish Invasion

[Jack Rabbit]

1. K/R

[Richard D]

2. I think . . .

. . . some of those pictures are altered.

[PatSeg]

3. That's creepy

That's a consequence of global warming I hadn't anticipated.

[Jack Rabbit]

5. The theory of punctual evolution

The theory of punctual evolution is a modification of Darwin's theory advanced in the late 20th century by Stephen Jay Gould and others. Darwin and early 2oth century scientists believed that evolution was an ongoing process. Punctual evolution explains why the fossil record remains stable over time but the stability is interrupted periodically by extinctions and new species arising out of old. This is accompanied by a change in the environment, at least at the local level. This makes evolution a kind of dialectic between animal species and the environment in which it lives.

That is what we are witnessing here. The warmer water favors jellyfish, and attracts them to migrate to the newly warmed waters. The jellyfish then compete for food with the long established fish in the Mediterranean and other places. If the water continues to stay warm, that will mean fewer fish and more jellyfish in sea; if the jellyfish prove more adaptable than fish at gathering food, it could mean that fish will be supplanted by jellyfish in some areas.

Or, as louvian's work concludes, "I hope you like jellyfish soup." How about a peanut butter and jellyfish sandwich? Frankly, neither sounds too appealing to me.

This is some of the milder consequences of global warming. It's still pretty drastic.

[The Doctor.]

8. Stop typing so loud! (You'll collapse my Jellyfish soufflé)

I look forward to someone writing a piece; "How do you like your jellyfish?"

Wanna tackle it, or shall I?

[PatSeg]

9. Its occurred to me for some time

that there are many consequences that we haven't even begun to conceive of. My brain is starting to hurt again!!!

Reminds of all those B horror movies from the 50's. "Invasion of the Jellyfish"!!!

[JenniferB]

16. wow

interesting

[PatSeg]

17. Welcome to DU!

[Rhiannon12866]

4. Wow! Scary stuff! Thanks for posting... K&R.

I was stung by a jellyfish when I was a kid. It stung like hell. But my cousin, who was with me, got the worst of it, had welts. And this was the tiniest jellyfish you can imagine, but it was one of the red ones with those long tenticles... :scared: x(

[Hardrada]

6. I thought you meant Congress was back.

[Mari333]

13. LOL

DUzy

[mmonk]

15. No. Congressional jellyfish migrate back to the District of Columbia in January.

They are hibernating now though there's not much difference.

[Systematic Chaos]

7. To the greatest with ye, jellyfish!

This would be our first stop on the lovely scenic tour straight into a world of Canfield Oceans, slime and human extinction.

Every single DUer owes it to themselves to get a copy of the book I just linked and read it. Just don't expect to sleep very well for a while after you do. :(

[DUlover2909]

10. I went to the New England Aquarium this past summer.

I saw a few videos that they had produced that included short poems describing the proliferation of jellyfish as a result of overfishing and pollution, not warming or salinity. When bony fish populations decrease, jellyfish populations increase. In Boston I was able to see dozens of jellyfish all over the coastal areas near the tourist destinations.

[progressoid]

11. Mmmm...Jellyfish soup.

[EnviroBat]

12. Where is this guy when we need him?

[tblue37]

14. That last big one looked like the Flying Spaghetti Monster.

He has returned to judge us--and we will be found wanting!