A mass of thousands of jellyfish at Hobart's waterfront dock may look like a natural phenomenon, but a leading scientist has warned its presence indicates something awry in the marine habitat.

Each of them is a visible indicator ..." Expert raises alarm after once-in-a-lifetime event off the coast of Tasmania: ...

WATCH HERE >> Local Tasmanian biologist and expert on marine ecosystems Lisa Gershwin said witnessing the moon jellyfish combined with a bloom of bioluminescent algae, noctiluca scintillans ...

For the most part, jellyfish are solitary creatures, drifting through the ocean alone. However, sometimes huge masses of jellyfish, known as blooms, occur. These are the result of an explosion in a ...

Flower hat jellies exemplify the paradox of the medusas, or bell-shaped jellyfish: They’re both delicate and menacing. Sitting on the seafloor, waving colorful tentacles, they lure fish ...

Jellyfish blooms are an issue for many countries. Not only Korea but also other countries have been battling rising numbers. Korea has tried various countermeasures, but no innovative or totally ...

Limnology and Oceanography, Vol. 61, No. 4 (2016), pp. 1449-1461 (13 pages) Jellyfish blooms have increased in magnitude in several locations around the world, including in fjords. While the factors ...

Hundreds of jellyfish threaten to shut down an Israeli power plant every summer. In recent years, several other power plants around the world have faced the same threat. More from Science Hundreds ...

Found near coastlines of almost all oceans, jellyfish, congregated to form blooms, can lead to serious ecological damage, ruining beaches, reducing fishery production, and damaging coastal power ...

Jellyfish are known for drifting to and fro at the whim of ocean currents—but not all species are so passive. The millions of golden jellyfish that pack Palau’s Jellyfish Lake spend much of ...