Jellies in the News
Jellyfish frequently make headlines around the world. Look here for links to recent news articles about our gelatinous friends. Many appear to present jellyfish in an ominous, threatening light. There is in fact some reason for concern, with evidence that jellyfish population blooms may be increasing in frequency around the globe. These influxes of gelatinous predators can have profound impacts on marine ecosystems. Unfortunately researchers have no solid data to back up the notion that jelly blooms are any more frequent or more intense than in the past. Also, if jelly blooms are indeed on the upswing, it's not clear what environmental influences are implicated, whether natural or human-induced.
Take a look at here what jellies have been up to lately. There are a lot of interesting things going on in the gelatinous world. Although these news stories often seem to present jellyfish in a bad way, they're really not out to get us. The JelliesZone will try to keep up with all current news reports on the Web. Links will not be checked everyday, however, so if you come across a dead link, it's probably due to the ephemeral nature of many of these news stories. Links will be updated and added as frequently as possible.
Updated 12/27/08
Scientists discover 'giant Irukandji cousin' abc.net.au
The truth behind global jellyfish swarms livescience.com - 12/19/08
Jellyfish taking over the world's oceans; shutting down nuclear power plants blogs.discovermagazine.com - 12/16/08
Jellyfish on the menu as edible fish stocks become extinct telegraph.co.uk - 12/16/08
Forget the cockroach, jellyfish will inherit the planet blogs.zdnet.com - 12/14/08
The jellyfish are coming io9.com - 12/13/08
Jellyfish gone wild ruin tourist spots, report says in.reuters.com - 12/13/08
Invasion of the jelly dogs independent.com - 12/11/08
Aquatic invader has Time Lord's regenerative powers io9.com - 12/3/08
That might not be a jellyfish washed up on the beach... blogs.discovery.com - 12/3/08
Japan Sea jellyfish menace eases search.japantimes.co.jp - 11/26/08
Government-sponsored jellyfish sex scienceblogs.com - 11/25/08
Ocean acidification and jellyfish abundance co2science.org - 11/25/08
Avoiding the jellyfish in Australia timesonline.co.uk - 11/18/08
Marine jelly balls can combat global warming economictimes.indiatimes.com - 11/18/08
Jellyfish could be new foot soldier in climate change battle abc.net.au - 11/18/08
Jellyfish expert slams government cairns.com.au - 11/8/08
Robot jellyfish and manta rays? geek.com - 11/4/08
Spring bloom brings 'jelly balls' to NSW coast physorg.com - 11/3/08
Beach 'jelly balls' no threat to swimmers news.com.au - 11/3/08
Jellyfish deaths a cycle: expert themorningbulletin.com.au - 10/31/08
Jellyfish glow could be cure theresident.com - 10/29/08
Logan's jelly dream comes true canada.com - 10/26/08
Jellyfish jam forces reactor shutdown sanluisobispo.com - 10/23/08
Report: Jellyfish in Indiana bannergraphic.com - 10/19/08
Lowly jellyfish spurs lofty recognition aip.org - 10/8/08
Green jellyfish protein scientists win Nobel reuters.com - 10/8/08
Nobel awarded for fluorescent jellyfish protein afp.google.com - 10/8/08
Deadly jellyfish return to coast news.bbc.co.uk - 10/6/08
Indian officials protect jellyfish iar.org.uk - 10/3/08
Migrating turtles travel via mystery route montereyherald.com - 10/1/08
How the jellyfish got its sting thaindian.com - 9/29/08
Sea turtles are back, noshing on jellyfish sfgate.com - 9/29/08
Jellyfish risotto anyone? Chef puts stinging plague on menu independent.co.uk - 9/27/08
Beach-goers stung by jellyfish abcnews.go.com - 9/26/08
Invasion in Gulf of Mexico: The pink meanies news-press.com - 9/25/08
Jellyfish exports need checking sundaytimes.lk - 9/21/08
Small, stingless carnivores washing up on Alabama beaches al.com - 9/20/08
Sauteed Jellyfish with Julienne Garoupa vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn - 9/14/08
Rare compass jellyfish found off Cornish coast telegraph.co.uk - 9/1/08
Jellyfish numbers swell by swarms and smacks startribune.com - 8/30/08
The life of a jellyfish slate.com - 8/29/08
Massive jellyfish bloom on the decline zwire.com - 8/21/08
Jellyfish threaten health of oceans montgomeryadvertiser.com - 8/18/08
Jellyfish invasion: Britain to fight them on the beaches independent.co.uk - 8/18/08
So how do jellyfish taste? al.com - 8/17/08
Swansea launches £575,000 jellyfish research walesonline.co.uk - 8/14/08
Dangerous jellyfish on rise in UK news.bbc.co.uk - 8/13/08
Fossil collector makes new find lcsun-news.com - 8/13/08
Four Portuguese Man o' War seen in British waters telegraph.co.uk - 8/12/08
Mysterious jellyfish swarms seen in Europe, U.S. news.nationalgeographic.com - 8/11/08
Testing by Marine Biologists Concludes That Jellyfish Squish(TM) Completely Eliminates Pain From Jellyfish Stings new.yachtchartersmagazine.com - 8/7/08
Vicious circle causes jellyfish explosion in Mediterranean radionetherlands.nl - 8/7/08
Jellyfish make nettlesome return charleston.net - 8/6/08
Killer beaches: Jellyfish panic continues worldwide! jaunted.com - 8/4/08
Not all jellyfish are dangerous silive.com - 8/4/08
We love jellyfish! thisisdorset.net - 8/4/08
Global warming one cause of jellyfish population explosion 3news.co.nz - 8/4/08
Jellyfish scarcity threatens marine food chain dailystar.com.lb - 8/4/08
Jellyfish numbers up all over the world maltamedia.com - 8/3/08
Stinging tentacles offer hint of oceans' decline nytimes.com - 8/2/08
Jellyfish invasion bothering beachgoers cbsnews.com - 7/31/08
Mediterranean invaded by jellyfish divemaster.com - 7/28/08
Invasion of the floating stingers news.sky.com - 7/25/08
Brits urged to look out for harmful jellyfish inthenews.co.uk - 7/25/08
Jellyfish you might meet this summer news.sky.com - 7/24/08
Jellyfish invading bays, rivers zwire.com - 7/23/08
Possible increase of jellyfish in NY waters newsday.com - 7/22/08
Jellyfish sightings on the rise acorn-online.com - 7/21/08
Maltese shores get their fair share of jellyfish independent.com.mt - 7/19/08
Alien species invade SA waters iol.co.za - 7/13/08
How to keep jellyfish in aquariums scienceblogs.com - 7/12/08
Jellyfish and chips may soon be on the menu walesonline.co.uk - 7/12/08
Experts tag jellyfish for study news.bbc.co.uk - 7/10/08
Jellyfish: Red menace returns to bay beaches easthamptonstar.com - 7/10/08
Yuck! Sound swimmers surprised by jellyfish invasion stamfordadvocate.com - 7/9/08
Climate change brings jellyfish plague to Europe's beaches dw-world.de - 7/5/08
Jellyfish phenomenon highlights need for further research todayszaman.com - 6/28/08
Mediterranean resorts menaced as stinging jellyfish arrive early independent.co.uk - 6/23/08
More and bigger jellyfish could be spotted at beaches signsonsandiego.com - 6/21/08
The sting of tunnel vision sfgate.com - 6/19/08
Jellyfish outbreaks a sign of nature out of sync afp.google.com - 6/17/08
Mauve stingers to invade the Riviera telegraph.co.uk - 6/14/08
Simple body, complex blueprints sciencenews.org - 6/6/08
Like jellyfish? Warming gives them a boost msnbc.msn.com - 6/5/08
Jellyfish invasion popsci.com - 6/4/08
Swarming motor-driven 'jellyfish' could lead to automation innovations drives.co.uk - 6/3/08
Scientists discover stinging truths about jellyfish blooms in the Bering Sea nsf.gov - 5/29/08
Man-of-war's sting 'like a hot knife' tampabay.com - 5/23/08
'Snot a flatworm, it's a new jellyfish stuff.co.nz - 5/17/08
Stings rise as jellyfish populate warm waters galvestondailynews.com - 5/13/08
Microwaves 'cook ballast aliens' news.bbc.co.uk - 5/12/08
Jellyfish robot mimics nature theengineer.co.uk - 5/8/08
Liquid is salve for sting from jellyfish in Italy's waters stripes.com
Stinging jellyfish back at Italy's beaches upi.com - 5/5/08
Robotic jellyfish on the move popsci.com - 4/30/08
Jellyfish blanket Oahu beaches honoluluadvertiser.com - 4/30/08
Hai Phong sounds alarm of jellyfish pollution thanhniennews.com - 4/27/08
New jellyfish spreads to Gulf of Finland newsroom.finland.fi - 4/18/08
Evolution shocker: Sponge wasn't first form of animal foxnews.com
Science: We were wrong, and we can't explain this environmentalgraffiti.com - 4/11/08
Portuguese man-of-wars show up at area beaches al.com - 4/2/08
Jellyfish in Palawan's Malampaya Sound declining abs-cbnnews.com - 3/19/08
Tree of animal life has branches rearrange, by evolutionary biologists sciencedaily.com - 3/6/08
Millions of 'mauve stingers' jellyfish set to hit Med beaches this summer dailymail.co.uk - 2/29/08
Scientists warn of new plague of jellyfish guardian.co.uk - 2/28/08
Marine invaders: A worldwide threat - peopleandplanet.net - 2/26/08
Killer jelly named after victim cairns.com.au - 2/26/08
Jelly propulsion sciencenews.org - 2/22/08
Water jellies may help fight infections, terrorists homernews.com - 2/20/08
How to handle an invasive species? Eat it nytimes.com - 2/20/08
Namibia: Jellyfish population worries fish industry allafrica.com - 2/19/08
The spineless menace: Jellyfish overwhelm the sea independent.co.uk - 2/16/08
'Jellyfish foam' on Marmara means misery for fishermen todayszaman.com - 2/15/08
Killer jellyfish population explosion warning telegraph.co.uk - 2/8/08
Heat beats ice for jellyfish stings news.smh.com.au - 2/5/08
New guidelines needed on jellyfish sting treatment research abc.net.au - 2/5/08
Swimming alert: Microscopic jellyfish scoop.co.nz - 2/5/08
Invasive jellyfish increase pressure on cod stock in Baltic Sea cordis.europa.eu - 2/4/08
Jellyfish colonies land in Oklahoma tulsaworld.com - 1/20/08
Scientist amazed by deadly jellyfish swarm abc.net.au - 1/16/08
Scientists research jellyfish in Irish Sea dailypost.co.uk - 1/15/08
Salad of jellyfish thestar.com - 1/15/08
UK coasts on alert for return of killer jellyfish guardian.co.uk - 1/13/08
Comb jelly parts waters off La Jolla Shores sdnews.com - 1/4/08
Fears over fish stocks as jellyfish invade Baltic Sea news.independent.co.uk - 1/3/08
Huge swarms of stinging jellyfish should ring alarm bells canada.com - 1/2/08
Jellyfish discovered in Oklahoma wildlife refuge ljworld.com - 1/2/08
Stingers invade townsvillebulletin.com.au - 12/7/07
Demand for jellyfish keeps Olive Ridleys starving earthtimes.org - 12/5/07
Jellyfish inundate Southwest Florida bays; drought may be to blame heraldtribune.com - 12/2/07
Safety alert: Treating jellyfish stings khnl.com - 11/28/07
Invasion of jellyfish envelops Japan in ocean of slime online.wsj.com - 11/27/07
Salmon farm in second jellyfish attack belfasttelegraph.co.uk - 11/24/07
No help for jellyfish attack farm news.bbc.co.uk - 11/22/07
Jellyfish attack wipes out N. Ireland salmon farm reuters.com - 11/22/07
Jellyfish attack destroys salmon news.bbc.co.uk - 11/21/07
Giant UK jellyfish reports may be erroneous practicalfishkeeping.co.uk - 11/14/07
Rare jellyfish spotted off coast news.bbc.co.uk - 11/12/07
Fossil jellyfish discovered in Utah news.nationalgeographic.com - 10/31/07
Lycra best defense against tiny marine stingers abc.net.au - 10/31/07
Rocks reveal oldest known jellyfish fossils msnbc.msn.com - 10/30/07
Top End jellyfish season to start earlier: scientists abc.net.au - 10/16/07
Japanese under jellyfish attack presstv.ir - 10/4/07
When is a fish not a fish? When it's a jelly! csmonitor.com - 9/18/07
Do jellyfish rule the world? discovermagazine.com - 9/13/07
Myths abound on ways to treat jellyfish stings columbusdispatch.com - 9/11/07
Boneless, brainless stinging machines columbusdispatch.com - 9/11/07
Graceful survivors philly.com - 9/3/07
Australian jellyfish invade U.S. waters news.nationalgeographic.com - 8/27/07
Jellyfish warning to beachgoers news.bbc.co.uk - 8/21/07
Australian jellyfish range grows larger earthtimes.org - 8/20/07
Sea nettles may aid bay hometownannapolis.com - 8/20/07
Spotted jelly invaders return al.com - 8/16/07
The claim: Vinegar can remedy jellyfish stings nytimes.com - 8/14/07
Jellyfish find new shores honoluluadvertiser.com - 8/9/07
Box jellyfish invade Oahu's west side kgmb9.com - 8/8/07
Rise in giant jellyfish brings scores of stings signonsandiego.com - 8/7/07
What lies beneath independent.ie - 8/6/07
Jellyfish stings hit a high this summer charlotte.com - 8/3/07
Scientists create "Hydra" of myth, in miniature world-science.net - 8/1/07
Upside-down jellyfish travel to Sarasota Bay tbo.com - 8/1/07
Jellyfish ride the warm, incoming tide savannahnow.com - 7/26/07
Wanted: Volunteers to be stung by jellyfish usatoday.com - 7/25/07
Declaring war on jellyfish theresident.eu - 7/7/07
When is a worm not a worm? When it's a jellyfish... physorg.com - 7/6/07
It's a sweet time for jellies boston.com - 7/3/07
Avoiding stinging jellyfish app.com - 7/3/07
Making the best of a slimy catch sciencenow.sciencemag.org - 7/2/07
Jellies help us out of a jam latimes.com - 6/28/07
Jellyfish threaten tourism stuff.co.nz - 6/25/07
Jellyfish for dinner anyone? abc.net.au - 6/21/07
Jellyfish menace holidaymakers in Spain telegraph.co.uk - 6/11/07
Spain recruits jellyfish busters metro.co.uk - 6/8/07
Fishing 'destabilizes Black Sea' news.bbc.co.uk - 6/5/07
Jellyfish could play key role in preventing strokes wistv.com - 5/24/07
Jellyfish jitters as killer looms gcbulletin.com.au - 5/5/07
From the desk of Zelnio: Lucernaria janetae scienceblogs.com - 4/26/07
Treating sea itch caycompass.com - 4/25/07
New undersea vent suggests snake-headed mythology sciencedaily.com - 4/17/07
Jellyfish cookies selling like hotcakes asahi.com - 4/17/07
Unique jellyfish just a pussycat stuff.co.nz - 4/14/07
Structures of photoswitching fluorescent proteins shown newswise.com - 4/10/07
Venomous jellyfish to the rescue wisbusiness.com - 4/10/07
Treating stings cfnews13.com - 4/4/07
Box jellyfish's many eyes see contrast dsc.discovery.com - 4/2/07
Jellyfish have human-like eyes msnbc.msn.com - 4/2/07
The eyes have it! How box jellyfish avoid banging into things biologynews.net - 3/31/07
Box jellyfish invasion denied brisbanetimes.com.au - 3/30/07
Deadly jellyfish halt Hollywood production telegraph.co.uk - 3/28/07
Deadly jellyfish on the move south theaustralian.news.com.au - 3/28/07
Deadly jellyfish found near Fraser Is abc.net.au - 3/26/07
Jellyfish alert! Painful day in the open water msn.foxsports.com - 3/20/07
South Sound marine life: Thimble jellyfish theolympian.com - 3/19/07
Jellyfish sting victim goes home after scary ordeal dailymercury.com.au - 3/13/07
Box jellyfish arrive early in Waikiki the.honoluluadvertisor.com - 3/12/07
Jelly to die for abc.net.au - 3/3/07
Flooding may boost box jellyfish numbers abc.net.au - 2/12/07
Dead jellyfish invade First Coast beaches firstcoastnews.com - 2/12/07
Photo in the news: Blue jellyfish invade Australia beaches news.nationalgeographic.com - 1/24/07
Stinging "blueys" invade Australian beaches today.reuters.com - 1/22/07
Swordfish and jellyfish thrive in warm N. Atlantic today.reuters.com - 1/19/07
Jellyfish surge endangers fish stocks guardian.co.uk - 1/18/07
Did you know about stingers? torresnews.com.au - 1/16/07
Warning on swimmer stingers news.com.au - 1/16/07
Winds drive bluebottles back out to sea news.com.au - 1/15/07
New jellyfish named after NT professor abc.net.au - 1/12/07
Portuguese Man-o-War invade Florida beaches cfnews13.com - 1/6/07
Swimmers beware: It's man-of-war season miami.com - 1/5/07
Fact or fiction?: Urinating on a jellyfish sting is an effective treatment sciam.com - 1/4/07
New Year sting townsvillebulletin.news.com.au - 1/3/07
Giant jelly spotted aftenposten.no - 1/3/07
Most lethal killer exposed news.com.au - 1/2/07
Hot water 'best for jellyfish sting' theage.com.au - 12/31/06
Seafood fanatics forget fugu: you've a new poison to pick mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp - 12/15/06
Jelly creatures go further north news.bbc.co.uk - 11/28/06
Movie stars stay safe thanks to jellyfish expert abc.net.au - 11/28/06
Millions of jelly creatures land new.bbc.co.uk - 11/27/06
Jellyfish have dogs licked abc.net.au - 11/22/06
Jellyfish venom 'may become medicine' smh.com.au - 11/6/06
Jellyfish protein could treat Alzheimer's pharmaceutical-business-review.com - 10/30/06
Jellyfish protein can be neuro-protective hindu.com - 10/29/06
Invasion of the giant blobs nzherald.co.nz - 10/25/06
Major advantages for luminescent calcium detection laboratorytalk.com - 10/25/06
Closer look at Oregon beaches yields more oddities beachconnection.net - 10/20/06
Gelatinous creatures cover beaches, but are harmless southcoasttoday.com - 10/9/06
Salps slime New Hampshire beach whdh.com - 10/4/06
Slimy beach visitors ID'd seacoastonline.com - 10/2/06
Tiny shards washing up on beach identified as 'sea butterflies' wftv.com - 9/28/06
Freshwater jellyfish showing up in MN lakes wcco.com - 9/28/06
Summer brings unwelcome New England visitors pressherald.mainetoday.com - 8/26/06
Jellyfish discovered in Caversham lakes icberkshire.icnetwork.co.uk - 8/24/06
Jellyfish sting could pave the way for painless injections zeenews.com - 8/23/06
Jellyfish invasion puts sting on Europe beaches news.nationalgeographic.com - 8/18/06
Jellyfish plague blamed on climate change gulf-times.com - 8/17/06
Fishing for jellyfish euroweeklynews.com - 8/16/06
Jellyfish invade Mediterranean practicalfishkeeping.co.uk - 8/16/06
Jellyfish invasion blamed on climate change edie.net - 8/11/06
What should I do if my children are stung by a jellyfish? timesonline.co.uk - 8/10/06
Jellyfish invade beaches of Spain wcbstv.com - 8/9/06
Mediterranean on jellyfish alert news.bbc.co.uk - 8/8/06
Old wives' tale? Urine as jellyfish sting remedy abcnews.go.com - 8/8/06
Stinging creatures plague NC beaches msnbc.msn.com - 7/31/06
Unexpected invaders sting Rhode Island beaches projo.com - 7/25/06
Nuclear plant struck by jellyfish news.bbc.co.uk - 7/20/06
Jellyfish abound in Petaluma River arguscourier.com - 7/12/06
Fewer fish leads to jellyfish explosion livescience.com - 7/10/06
Stinging critters can pose poison hazard for beachgoers emaxhealth.com - 7/8/06
Jellyfish breeding grounds identified cairnsnewspapers.com.au - 7/6/06
Beware the Portuguese man-of-war mvtimes.com - 7/6/06
Jellyfish-like creatures may play major role in fate of carbon dioxide in the ocean planetsave.com - 6/30/06
China dam may have allowed jellyfish to flourish reports.discoverychannel.ca - 6/12/06
The magnificent fossil jellyfish of Illinois rockrivertimes.com - 5/10/06
Jellyfish: nature's quickest on the draw theresgister.co.uk - 5/9/06
Marine biologists claim box jellyfish breakthrough abc.net.au - 4/21/06
The
dreaded sea itch strikes again! caymannetnews.com - 2/28/06
Bluebottle sting advice 'needs rewrite' smh.com.au - 2/22/06
Photo in the news: Giant jellyfish invade Japan news.nationalgeographic.com - 1/19/06
Giant jellyfish stymie Japanese fishermen abc.net.au - 1/19/06
Box jellyfish could give insight into eyes smh.com.au - 1/14/06