For years giant jellyfish have swarmed the Sea of Japan. But at up to seven feet in diameter and some weighing over 600 pounds, they have become a threat to the fishing industry. Last month, the jellyfish sank a 10 ton fishing trawler when they got snagged in the boat's net. This year there are more than ever and they are extending their drift to around the country. http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/gigantic-jellyfish-invade-japans-coast/story?id=9239264
Fortunately these nasty big brutes haven't invaded Philippine waters just yet. If they do though..I can see a new Polutan coming on!!
According to my darling wife, this odious and slimy looking stuff is edible.... I am ready to puke....
Me too!! Thing is you would be surprised what a Filipino can eat.. Ive already puked!!! The very thought of it Dom makes me sick to my stomach!! Can you imagine the stench something like that would produce?
looking at the bright side, if there is one..... one of them could feed a multitude....... Some problems solved............
If we could only eradicate one Dom..That would be enough for me!! Cheers mate... Got to sleep before you give me nightmares!! lol.
Exactly! No brain. I wonder what the point of them is? They just float around day and night like big useless fat slobs stinging stuff and destroying our diverse coral reefs.. In our world we could compare one to a lazy benefit cheat that just like`s floating around with no brain stinging productive members of society.. There are Japanese food scientists now trying to remove slivers of them,add flavoring and turning it into Sushi.. So far though the Japanese are not having it.. Their sense of taste is too refined apparently. IMO they should harvest them,chop them up and turn them into dog chum. Might work.
The Daily Snail has an explaination. "Complex ecosystems, Gershwin says, at what have kept the jellyfish at bay. However, she claims that human involvement and manipulation have catapulted their growth and helped their numbers to explode. Gershwin claims that overfishing anchovies, which compete with jellyfish for food, have created swarms of the sea creatures in South Africa. Jellyfish competitors quickly die out, leaving a 'stingy-slimy killing field,' she says. Plastic bags and drift lines may also destroy the few natural jellyfish predators, like sea turtles. Jellyfish also use hard litter, like industrial waste, to form expansive nurseries. " "Rising acid and carbon dioxide levels have been noted to kill off many fish species. Jellyfish, however, reportedly thrive in these harsh environments." http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...roy-oceans-overtake-boats-nuclear-plants.html
