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Friday, November 8, 2013

Jellyfish Are Taking Over The Oceans

More bad news for the health of our oceans. Australian jellyfish researcher Lisa-ann Gershwin says popular beach resorts around the world are seeing huge increases in jellyfish "bloom" activity, a result of overfishing and changing water temperatures. And it's not just in one or two locations.

"The French and Spanish Rivieras, Chesapeake Bay, the Great Barrier Reef, Hawaii ... some of the numbers are staggering," says Gershwin and adds that the explosion in jellyfish populations is a visible indicator that life in the oceans is out of balance.

If you want to read more, here's a link to the CNN article.

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