Giant Jellyfish In The Sea of Japan

Giant Jellyfish In The Sea of Japan are causing havoc and unknown devastation to coastal villages and leaving a trail of destruction and human misery behind.

These massive sea creatures, called Nomura’s jellyfish, have been known to grow six feet in diameter and weigh more than 450 pounds.

Scientists are just beginning to study these huge creatures of the deep.They think they originated from the Yellow Sea and in Chinese waters. This is the third year since 2005, ocean currents are transporting them into the Sea of Japan.

(pic) A diver attaches a sensor to a Nomura’s jellyfish off the coast of northern Japan in October 2005.

These huge beautiful sea creatures have been showing up since 2005.

Monty Williams, a marine biologist at Alabama’s Dauphin Island Sea Lab, states that “the jellyfish grow to an enormous size as they are transported by ocean currents. They stay together in packs and as they drift northward, they get caught in fishing nets. The sheer size of them, individually, makes them fairly spectacular.”

There are around 200 species of coastal jellyfish or large jellyfish that exist around the world. But Nomura’s stands out because of its enormous size. They are the giants of jellyfish.

The non-assuming giants of the deep are spectacular to scientists, but have become perilous to villagers along the Japanese coast who have seen the destructive habits of these colossal creatures in the past.

They call the visits from the giant jellyfish, “invasions,” in 2005 and 2007, and because they’ve recently been spotted in the Sea of Japan, they’re bracing for another, potentially harmful wave for the summer of 2009.

Well, I am not a scientist, but it looks like they are coming through every two years. Perhaps it takes them two years to take them to make a circle.

The jellyfish destroy fisherman’s nets, getting trapped in them, tearing holes and ruining catches. Fishermen use expensive maze like nets that stretch for hundreds of kilometers. When swarms of giant jellyfish tear them, the result is devastating.

“Communities of fishermen and these fishing villages own these nets,” Williams stated. “When these nets get wiped out, it actually has this economic devastation for an entire community.”

The giant jellyfish invasions have prompted Japan to give a warning system for fishermen. While they still risk losing a big catch, they can, at least, save their  nets from the invasion of the giant jellyfish.

It’s not clear why waves of Nomura’s jellyfish have made it to the Sea of Japan in recent years. It is speculated that overfishing, pollution or the rising ocean temperatures may have depleted the kinds of fish that prey on Nomura’s jellyfish in the polyp stage. However, no one is certain, Williams stated.

Japan has been over over killing our oceans for years. Whales, dolphins, seahorses and many other wonderful sea creatures, I am surprised that they do not have some special sushi to make with the giant jellyfish. Save the oceans, the seas and those in them.
Though Japan is not the only country that has been over killing our oceans…it has been allowing this process to continue for years. Whales, dolphins, seahorses and many other wonderful sea creatures, I am surprised that they do not have a special sushi to make with the giant jellyfish.

Save the oceans, the seas and those in them.

Japan is not the only country that rapes our oceans. This is not just another fishing tail.

Giant Jellyfish In The Sea of Japan are coming coastal and you can bet that the problem is caused by man. If you would like to see what the ecology is doing to our oceans, go to Green Peace International.