[Cnidaria] FW: reasons for invasion of Pelagia noctiluca in Northern Ireland / Scotland

[Richard Lord]

Mr. Matthew G. Longman sent me the email below and was happy for me to
forward it to the cnidaria email list.  Would experts in scyphozoa blooms
kindly offer explanations of why over the last few weeks immense numbers of
small Pelagia noctiluca have invaded waters of Ireland and Northern Ireland
and now the west coast of Scotland.  Is the November timing of the bloom
unusual and particularly at this northern latitude?

 

Best wishes,

Yours sincerely,

Richard

Richard Lord

Guernsey GY1 1BQ

Great Britain

 

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-----Original Message-----
From: Matthew Longman [mailto:mlongman at csf.edu] 
Sent: 25 November 2007 02:54
To: fishinfo at guernsey.net
Subject: mauve rarity

 

 

Mr. Lord...

i am a student researching environmental rarities and i would like to know
some things about the recent news concerning mauve stinger and compass
jellyfish swarming around the British Isles.  The articles i have read
pointed out that seeing these particular jellyfish in these areas is
abnormal for winter months.  is there any reason particular why these
jellyfish would be in this area in such numbers?  if you are unsure of any
reasons, please refer me to someone who may know.  thank you.

sincerely, Matthew G. Longman. 

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