From Spain to New York, to Australia, Japan and Hawaii, jellyfish are becoming more numerous and more widespread, and they are showing up in places where they have rarely been seen before, scientists say. The faceless marauders are stinging children blithely bathing on summer vacations, forcing beaches to close and clogging fishing nets.
This could possibly explain why when walking home the other night after work along the East River near the South Street Seaport I noticed hundreds of jellyfish bobbing in the water amongst garbage and debris.
Stinging Tentacles Offer Hint of Oceans’ Decline via nytimes.com
