[Cnidaria] cleaning jellyfish mucus from nets

[Wyatt Patry]

Hey Joanna,
We rinse out nets immediately after each use, usually from straining a moon jelly to feed out to other jellies. We give them a pretty thourough blast with a hose on "shower" setting. This works for us, however if it still gives you trouble, perhaps try adding a little vinegar/acetic acid? Or a light bleaching shoud do the trick. Pretty sure I know the mucus blockage you are describing and that usually only happens to us when we don't rinse a net immediately.
 
Which mucusy species are you studying?
 
Cheers,
Wyatt Patry
Monterey Bay Aquarium

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From: cnidaria-bounces at uci.edu on behalf of Browne, Joanna
Sent: Wed 4/8/2009 8:20 PM
To: cnidaria at uci.edu
Subject: [Cnidaria] cleaning jellyfish mucus from nets


Dear all,
 
I am a PhD student studying jellyfish parasites.  My sampling net, a hand net with a fine 100 micron mesh, is becoming increasingly blocked by jellyfish mucus.  I clean it each time I use it with a high pressure hose but it is not too effective.  Does anyone have an alternative cleaning method, such as soaking, or a chemical to remove the jelly mucus?
 
Thanks for your help
Jo
 
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Australian Rivers Institute - Coast & Estuaries
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