Fishing for Crabs, Finding Jellyfish

When fishing fanatic Sonia Ball lifted the crab pot out of the water she was disappointed to find its heavy weight was caused by a full load of jellyfish instead of the much-hoped-for mud crabs.That's the opening line on a story today from Australia. Read more here.

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Oh Jennifer, I can count on you to always bring me the best jelly news! :)

This is interesting, yet so depressing. :-(

Yet another story on the explosion of jellies ... as Wilfred said, interesting yet depressing. I was in Alaska in the early parts of this decade to see the population grow so quickly there, but this is the first I've heard of it in Australian waters. It really is a global phenomenon.