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Dead jellyfish washing ashore along Miss. coast
Posted on 5/3/10 at 12:44 pm
Posted on 5/3/10 at 12:44 pm
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GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — The head of the National Wildlife Federation says he has seen a huge number of dead jellyfish along the beach on an island at the southern end of the Mississippi.
Larry Schweiger says his team will go back out Monday to take tissue samples to see if the oil spill caused their deaths.
Schweiger says it's not uncommon to see jellyfish floating dead during high winds, but the number of dead found so far is beyond normal.
At least 20 sea turtles have been found dead over the weekend along a 30-mile stretch of Mississippi beaches but wildlife officials can't say with certainty the turtles died as a result of the oil spill. They won't know more until necropsies are performed on Monday.
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Posted on 5/3/10 at 12:45 pm to TigerFan1977
frick da jellyfish 
Posted on 5/3/10 at 12:48 pm to Elleshoe
WRONG
If im not mistaken jelly fish are filter feeders and if so than we can expect a huge loss of plankton.
Not good for the food chain......not good at all.
Any Marine biologist out there to verify what im sayin?
If im not mistaken jelly fish are filter feeders and if so than we can expect a huge loss of plankton.
Not good for the food chain......not good at all.
Any Marine biologist out there to verify what im sayin?
Posted on 5/3/10 at 12:48 pm to TigerFan1977
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but the number of dead found so far is beyond normal.
I thought leaking oil from the Gulf floor was natural...
Posted on 5/3/10 at 2:01 pm to MoreOrLes
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Not good for the food chain......not good at all.
This is true. I'm an oceanography/meteorology major and this is a very big deal for the Gulf ecosystem. I forget what thread it was, but someone said they hoped it would kill sharks because they are useless. Which is entirely false. Sharks are extremely important in terms of the bigger scale of the Gulf ecosystem. This oil spill situation will affect/is affecting all the marine life in the gulf though.
Posted on 5/3/10 at 2:02 pm to macatak911
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I thought leaking oil from the Gulf floor was natural...
Not on this level.
Posted on 5/3/10 at 2:06 pm to Bread Orgeron
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but someone said they hoped it would kill sharks because they are useless. Which is entirely false.
Posted on 5/3/10 at 2:10 pm to MoreOrLes
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Any Marine biologist out there
reminds me of my favorite Seinfeld episode.
Posted on 5/3/10 at 2:15 pm to TigerFan1977
I was out fishing within 10-15 miles of the Deepwater Horizon 3 weeks ago, and it was unbelievable how many jellyfish were floating on the surface. I am talking thousands and thousands of them. I had a feeling these jellyfish would be some of the first marine species affected.
I wonder if this is how they spawn?
I wonder if this is how they spawn?
Posted on 5/3/10 at 2:17 pm to MC123
in case you jellyfish lovers are concerned, 11 OF THE FINEST OILMEN DIED.
just in case ya'll are interested.
just in case ya'll are interested.
Posted on 5/3/10 at 2:18 pm to MC123
When I was at the beach a few weeks ago, they said there would be a HUGE influx of jellyfish this year in the Gulf because of the cold winter. Could this factor in?
Posted on 5/3/10 at 2:19 pm to tigerdup07
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11 OF THE FINEST OILMEN DIED.
not one of them was just average at his job?
Posted on 5/3/10 at 2:21 pm to el tigre
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not one of them was just average at his job?
did i say anything about their job?
Posted on 5/3/10 at 2:21 pm to el tigre
Posted on 5/3/10 at 2:23 pm to tigerdup07
No body is loving on jellfyfish just looking at the horrible impact this will have and it will be far reaching for a long time.
No one is minimizing or comparing the loss of human life to any animal.
However close attention is being payed to minimizing the impact that is on going.
I am pretty sure the deceased would understand.
Our prayers are with them and their families.
No one is minimizing or comparing the loss of human life to any animal.
However close attention is being payed to minimizing the impact that is on going.
I am pretty sure the deceased would understand.
Our prayers are with them and their families.
Posted on 5/3/10 at 2:25 pm to el tigre
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not one of them was just average at his job?
El Tigre, you always have the right thing to say...
Posted on 5/3/10 at 2:34 pm to TigerFan1977
I don't know -- but I doubt these dead jellyfish were killed by the oil spill and washed up on shore --- because they would be washing up with the same tides/waves as the oil and --- I don't think the oil has reached those beaches yet???
My GUESS -- natural fluctuation in the amount of jelly fish --- environmentally driven --- more jelly fish this year for some reason --- more dead jelly fish therefore.
Now in the coming weeks and months --- things could all change as it's possible that this "spill" will still be releasing oil AND the slick just continues to hit more and more areas on land -- but we don't know that yet.
As long at it stays off-shore it's LESS of a problem than hitting the marsh, beaches, rivers, etc. --- so I'm hoping BP can shut off the source and the response groups can contain it off-shore to large extent.
Wind and currents that keep the oil away from land are the best hope right now.
My GUESS -- natural fluctuation in the amount of jelly fish --- environmentally driven --- more jelly fish this year for some reason --- more dead jelly fish therefore.
Now in the coming weeks and months --- things could all change as it's possible that this "spill" will still be releasing oil AND the slick just continues to hit more and more areas on land -- but we don't know that yet.
As long at it stays off-shore it's LESS of a problem than hitting the marsh, beaches, rivers, etc. --- so I'm hoping BP can shut off the source and the response groups can contain it off-shore to large extent.
Wind and currents that keep the oil away from land are the best hope right now.
Posted on 5/3/10 at 2:39 pm to TigerFan1977
The soap they are spraying out there is killing more than jellyfish.
Posted on 5/3/10 at 2:46 pm to tigerdup07
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did i say anything about their job?
sorry, i'll get to back to ignoring potential long lasting major ecological impacts.
Posted on 5/3/10 at 2:47 pm to tigerdup07
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in case you jellyfish lovers are concerned, 11 OF THE FINEST OILMEN DIED.
just in case ya'll are interested.
Nobody is disounting the lives of the oilmen. The jellyfish and sea turtles are the start of the biggest ecological clusterfrick to hit the gulf coast. The social and economic impact is going to be horrific considering this area is still trying to learn to walk again from Katrina.
Don't forget, we are at the start of the shrimping season. A lot of people depend on this income. If they don't make a living then ripple effect is going to be horrible. You can't expect much government assistance because the government will probably say that they will grant money to them equal to the shrimpers' earnings from last year. How much you want to bet that these guys fudged their tax returns? I saw a similar situation with a class action lawsuit filed by crawfish farmers against a pesticide company. You get no cash if you can't prove your economic loss.
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