The spectacle of thousands of jellyfish at Hobart's waterfront dock may be breathtaking, but a leading scientist has warned ...

Beachgoers have spoken of their surprise at the "surreal" sight of thousands of dead jellyfish washed up on the shore. The moon jellyfish were spotted at Broadsands Beach near Ilfracombe.

WATCH HERE >> Local Tasmanian biologist and expert on marine ecosystems Lisa Gershwin said witnessing the moon jellyfish combined with a bloom of bioluminescent algae, noctiluca scintillans ...

More delicate areas, such as the eyes and lips, might be more easily pierced. Dr Bob Brown Moon jellyfish or Aurelia aurita are relatively harmless to humans There are six or seven species of ...

Early risers were treated to a bloom of night light or mauve stinger jellyfish on the beach in Durban on Thursday. South African Association for Marine Biological Research (Saambr) spokesperson ...

In 2006, beaches in Italy and Spain were closed because of a bloom of jellyfish known as mauve stingers. In 2013 a Swedish nuclear plant temporarily shut down because moon jellies were blocking ...