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Dangerous clinging jellyfish found in N.J. river

DANGEROUS CLINGING JELLYFISH , JERSEY SHORE

 

Updated on June 8, 2017 at 7:19 AMPosted on June 8, 2017 at 6:42 AM

BY ROB SPAHR

NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

The jellyfish with a dangerous sting that caused a scare on the Jersey Shore last summer, prompting the cancellation of several events, have reappeared in a Monmouth County river, researchers say.

Clinging jellyfish – whose sting can cause “excruciating pain”, muscle weakness and serious medical problems, including kidney failure – were observed and recorded in New Jersey for the first time last June, specifically in the Manasquan and Shrewsbury rivers, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection.

As a result, the DEP and Montclair State University initiated a sampling plan to assess the abundance of jellyfish in New Jersey waters.

https://www.nj.com/monmouth/index.ssf/2017/06/dangerous_clinging_jellyfish_found_in_nj_river.html?ath=9c46bfc08d76232bb5a5e00eeaf0bfa2#cmpid=nsltr_strybutton

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MORE DANGEROUS CLINGING JELLYFISH FOUND ALONG THE JERSEY SHORE

DANGEROUS CLINGING JELLYFISH , JERSEY SHORE

Wednesday, June 15, 2016 04:07PM
MONMOUTH BEACH, New Jersey (WABC) —
Monmouth Beach is alerting residents that potentially dangerous clinging jellyfish have been found in the Shrewsbury River.

Three dime-sized clinging jellyfish were found in the river on Wednesday, officials said.

In addition, a Middletown man swimming in the Shrewsbury River was hospitalized after being stung by one.

This news comes on the heels of a report last week that a fisherman recently caught the tiny jellyfish in the Barnegat Bay just south of Point Pleasant Inlet.

The discovery of this tiny jellyfish in the waters of New Jersey has come as quite a surprise.

The clinging jellyfish usually inhabits the Pacific Ocean.

https://abc7ny.com/science/more-dangerous-clinging-jellyfish-found-along-the-jersey-shore/1387031/