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NEWS ABOUT: jellyfish

jellyfish stories: 11 news summaries

 Giant Jellyfish Sink Trawler 

Net filled with 400-pound creatures capsizes boat

Nov 3, 09 4:22 AM CST
(Newser) - A 10-ton fishing trawler sank off the coast of Japan after its crew tried to haul in a net filled with gigantic jellyfish. The three crew members were pitched into the water as the ship capsized and were rescued by another boat, the Telegraph reports. Nomura's jellyfish can weigh up... More »

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Japan • fishing • marine life • jellyfish • fishing boat • fishermen

travel

 Cool and Weird Places to Swim 


Sep 19, 09 5:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - If you love swimming but tire of the ordinary and the chlorine-scented, consider these "unusual or cool places" uncovered by WebUrbanist:
  • The Dead Sea: Lie back and read a good book in the world's saltiest body of water, which will likely keep you afloat while delivering "
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Florida • travel • Zimbabwe • swimming • Black Sea • Puerto Rico • Gulf of Mexico • Dead Sea • jellyfish • underwater • Southeast Asia

 Jellyfish Journeys 
 May Affect Climate 

Creatures' movements may carry carbon dioxide to ocean depths

Jul 30, 09 8:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jellyfish may be secretly affecting the climate of the oceans: Their movements appear to help change the balance of carbon in the atmosphere, NPR reports. Many jellyfish hide from predators deep underwater during the day and head to the surface at night for a snack, says an oceanographer. When they... More »

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climate change • environment • carbon dioxide • global warming • water • study • ocean • research • carbon • jellyfish

(Newser) - When the island nation of Palau agreed to help President Obama close Gitmo by taking in 13 detainees, few Americans had heard of the tiny country. But the US and Palau share a close bond, NPR reports. “It’s a small island nation, but its status as a sovereign... More »

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tourism • Guantanamo Bay • military bases • Guantanamo prisoners • jellyfish • Palau

 Giant Jelly Storms UK Beach 


May 12, 09 1:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bathers at a British beach were flummoxed today by the sight of a 4-foot jellyfish that washed up on the shore near Devon, the Telegraph reports. It’s one of the biggest jellies to be found in the UK and unusually large for the Rootmouth species, which experts say usually... More »

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United Kingdom • beach • jellyfish

 'Benjamin Button' 
 Jellyfish Are 
 Immortal 

Can revert to younger form and reproduce

Feb 3, 09 11:41 AM CST
(Newser) - For some aging jellyfish, their best years may still be ahead: Faced with a threat, one species can essentially turn itself younger again, National Geographic reports. Turritopsis dohrnii reverts its cells to a “younger state,” says a researcher, and becomes a blob; from there, it develops into a... More »

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cancer • genetics • reproduction • aging • biology • jellyfish • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button • Turritopsis dohrnii

 If You Can't Beat ’Em, 
 Eat ’Em: Chef 

Chef cooks up tasty solution to jellyfish problem on Spain's beaches

Sep 28, 08 8:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Where most Spaniards see the ocean's roadkill, one daring chef sees entree, the Independent reports. Carme Ruscalleda, who has garnered five Michelin stars for her restaurants, wants to serve up jellyfish—16 tons of which washed up on Andalucia beaches last year—at her restaurant near Barcelona. "They really... More »

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food • cuisine • jellyfish

 Sea of New 
 Ocean Life 
 Discovered 

Scientists find new crustaceans, rays, sharks and coral

Sep 19, 08 2:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Over 100 new ocean species have been discovered in coral reefs off Western Australia during a global census of marine life. They include exotic soft corals, new kinds of jellyfish, rays and shellfish, and parasites that feed on the tongues of fish, reports the Sydney Morning Herald. The discoveries are... More »

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shark • jellyfish • coral reef • Western Australia • Great Barrier Reef • Ningaloo Reef • Census of Marine Life • Australian Institute of Marine Science • AIMS • Australian Museum • rays

 Jellyfish Surge
 Is Ocean
 Call for Help

Ocean is 'sending us a message,' warns expert

Aug 3, 08 7:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jellyfish populations are surging because of rising sea temperatures and overfishing, which leaves them with few predators and no competition for plankton, reports the New York Times. Fishermen are finding nets “filled with more jellyfish than fish,” said one, and swimmers are reporting increasing numbers of jellyfish... More »

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beach • ocean • animal attack • jellyfish • ocean temperature • overfishing

 8 Signs the Animal
 Kingdom Is in Trouble 

On land, at sea, and in sky, planet's woes threaten inhabitants

Jul 21, 08 3:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Biologists have mounting evidence that human activity is causing real damage to the natural world. LiveScience lists overlooked indications that things are seriously out of whack.
  1. Earlier migration: Several bird species are getting their timing wrong.
  2. Jellyfish rule: The creatures are hitching rides on ships.
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pollution • global warming • migration • penguin • scientist • jellyfish • animal • reptiles

Jelly-cide: 100,000 Salmon Killed

Northern Ireland's entire stock destroyed in jellyfish attack

Nov 22, 07 12:00 PM CST
(Newser) - An attack of killer jellyfish has wiped out Northern Ireland’s only salmon farm. More than 100,000 fish died in the seven-hour attack, causing estimated losses of $2.1 million, AFP reports. The 35-foot-deep wave of jellyfish covered 10 square miles. The mauve stinger normally prefers warmer Mediterranean waters... More »

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agriculture • Northern Ireland • salmon • fish • fishing • nature • jellyfish

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