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DockWatch Receives Spotted Jellyfish Sighting
June 27, 2002 |
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DockWatch, the jellyfish monitoring program of the Dauphin Island Sea Lab, received a reliable sighting of a multitude of spotted jellyfish, Phyllorhiza punctata, in Terrabonne Bay, Louisiana. Popularly known as the "Australian spotted jellyfish," these exotic invaders were first recognized in the Gulf of Mexico in 2000. This current sighting reports the jellies from two-inches to one-foot in diameter. The spotted jellyfish appeared in Terrabonne Bay last year, but were not confirmed at that time in Alabama. Media contact: Dr. Monty Graham 251-861-7555. |
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