A Marine Conservation Society survey has found that the number of jellyfish spotted in the UK has increased by 32% in the last year. The most commonly spotted were the barrel, or ‘dustbin-lid’, jellyfish. Jellyfish populations vary naturally over time but climate change warming the UK seas is creating favourable conditions. In August, oceans hit […]
The Marine Conservation Society has released its first Wildlife Sightings report, publishing last year’s findings from its long-running citizen science project. The project asks the public to report jellyfish and marine turtle sightings in and around the UK and Ireland’s shores. The charity collects and analyses reports of these species to identify […]
Native crayfish make comeback in Lincolnshire and Chinese jellyfish turns up in Cheshire canal (continue) Happy dace for River Tyne fish survey: Work to assess release regime from Kielder reservoir The Environment Agency joined forces with expert anglers for the second year running to carry out an important survey to assess the numbers of dace. […]
An EU project led by the German Geomar Helmholtz Center for Ocean Research is looking for jellyfish with a talent for catching microplastics. The objective is to develop, test and promote a gelatinous solution to microplastic pollution by developing a microplastics filter (GoJelly) for commercial and public use. The main raw material would be jellyfish […]
Text in post: Citizen science is becoming widely recognised as the report from this Scottish conference reflects. It is also providing invaluable insights into jellyfish ecology and enabling the remarkable strandings of barrel jellyfish to be recorded systematically. Citizen Science – Scottish report on a range of projects Public involvement in monitoring our environment is […]