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Cannonball jellyfish
I found this Cannonball jellyfish on Wrightsville Beach on March 25 while going for walk. I put the shell next to it in order to show how big this jellyfish, bigger than my head! This species of jellyfish, Stomolophus meleagris, is also known as the cabbage head jellyfish due to its shape. They're relatively harmless in that their stings are very mild. After doing further research on this species of jellyfish, I was surprised to learn that they are commercially fished. I related this back to Dr. Long’s discussion on fishing for Lionfish due to their invasive species status and the abundance of them. These jellyfish, although not an invasive species, have more recently been commercially fished in Georgia due to the fact that they usually appear in fishermen’s nets without purpose. A normally ignored species common to the East Coast of North America is now being shipped across the globe to Japan and China where jellyfish is a common dish. I found this extremely interesting because I’ve never considered jellyfish fishing to be a big industry. But now, ‘jellyball’ fishing is the third largest commercial fishing export.
Cannonball jellyfish
I found this Cannonball jellyfish on Wrightsville Beach on March 25 while going for walk. I put the shell next to it in order to show how big this jellyfish, bigger than my head! This species of jellyfish, Stomolophus meleagris, is also known as the cabbage head jellyfish due to its shape. They're relatively harmless in that their stings are very mild. After doing further research on this species of jellyfish, I was surprised to learn that they are commercially fished. I related this back to Dr. Long’s discussion on fishing for Lionfish due to their invasive species status and the abundance of them. These jellyfish, although not an invasive species, have more recently been commercially fished in Georgia due to the fact that they usually appear in fishermen’s nets without purpose. A normally ignored species common to the East Coast of North America is now being shipped across the globe to Japan and China where jellyfish is a common dish. I found this extremely interesting because I’ve never considered jellyfish fishing to be a big industry. But now, ‘jellyball’ fishing is the third largest commercial fishing export.