[C320-list] Jellyfish

[Pat Moriarty]

I was stationed at PAX River, MD and thought they grew all the 
jellyfish for the whole world. You couldn't even get a worm in the 
water without them eating it, but you sure get good at water sking 
with long pants and long sleeve shirt.

Pat  #130

At 11:26 AM 7/23/2007, you wrote:
>David,
>We keep our boat in Middle River MD.  Hart-Miller island protects 
>the bay behind it and it is fresh water, actually brackish.  We 
>never get jellyfish and can swim the entire season.  If you go to 
>the other side of the island, the Chesapeake side you will see 
>jellies in the channel, especially later in the season, but I have 
>never seen any behind the island in 9 seasons.
>
>Sincerely,
>Herb Creech
>Cloud Chaser #606
>
>  -------------- Original message ----------------------
>From: David Nolte <dcnolte at mac.com>
> > This question is more of a personal nature, so I'm happy to receive
> > replies offline.
> >
> > As many of you know, here in the Chesapeake Bay we are infested with
> > jellyfish (our local variety is called a Sea Nettle) for much of the
> > summer. They can make it extremely unpleasant to swim, especially for
> > kids & guests. They also can get sucked into your water intake.
> >
> > I am aware that our variety of jellyfish inhabits coastal bays and
> > estuaries on the East coast from Long Island Sound to Texas. I'm
> > curious as to whether sailors in any areas outside the Chesapeake
> > find jellyfish to be a nuisance as well, to the point that they keep
> > people out of the water or make swimming less then desirable.
> >
> > I'm particularly interested in the East Coast and Gulf Coast of the
> > US, but I would love to hear about any area including outside the US.
> > I have heard recently that there may be similar problems along the
> > Southern California coast. Is that correct?
> >
> > Thanks for any info!
> >
> > David Nolte
> > Beach House  #4
> >

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