Jellyfish are multiplying rapidly.
Last week there was the surprising report on the Irish salmon farm that was wiped out by a massive school of jellyfish: Billions of jellyfish wipe out N. Irish salmon farm
This is a new report on fishing in Japan: Giant jellyfish infest Japanese waters
A search on jellyfish as a threat or compounded by global warming yields:
Global warming lends power to jellyfish - In Narragansett Bay and Long Island Sound, nonnative species are taking over
Also
Jellyfish victims double
Twice as many swimmers were stung by jellyfish last year as in 2005 and the stingers may become even more common because of global warming, an expert warns.
The warming ocean waters are inviting jellyfish to roam outside of their regular habitats.
The photo is of a giant jellyfish.
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