Rise in jellyfish swarms hints at oceans’ decline
New York Times - By Elisabeth Rosenthal - Aug. 3 (Special Report) - Jellyfish, relatives of the sea anemone and coral, in fact are the cockroaches of the open waters, the ultimate maritime survivors who thrive in damaged environments -- and that is what they are doing. Within the past year, there have been beach closings because of jellyfish swarms on the Côte d'Azur in France, the Great Barrier Reef of Australia, and at Waikiki and Virginia Beach in the United States...
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02 Aug 2008
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