Jelly attack

thomas · Nov 29, 2002, 06:09

Jelly fish with the size of washing machines. Ugh.

Giant jellyfish found off Japan

Giant jellyfish plague hits Sea of Japan

Jellyfish invade Japanese coast

Giant jellyfish invade Japanese coast

Jumbo jellyfish bedeviling local fishermen

Check the pic below.

moyashi · Nov 29, 2002, 12:02

hehe, they're called kurage.

hmm, new type of sushi ;)

gundamv3 · Dec 24, 2002, 00:46

those things are really big but how do they get them back out to the ocean. And you could feed ALOT of people with just one of those things. Just would need some Wasabi and Teryaki sause on the side. ^_^"

Maciamo · Dec 24, 2002, 10:08

I've eaten them for the first time last Thursday in a Chinese restaurant. A bit tough...

**lexico** · Mar 25, 2005, 00:09

I've had them, too. They make perfect salads with cucumber on vinegar with a dash of salt, pepper, and sugar. The guy in the photo looks like he's talking to them. It would feel strange to study them first, and then turn them over for food. What if they were just some low alien beings loafing in earth's waters for vacation ? Hunger is a deathly thing.

Edit: Glad someone else liked the big 'uns ! I just realized all but the last article are gone.

Originally Posted by The Japan TImes Online, Thursday, October 31, 2002

Jumbo jellyfish bedeviling local fishermen

MATSUE, Shimane Pref. (Kyodo) Fishermen along the Sea of Japan coast, especially those near Shimane and Fukui prefectures, have been plagued by giant jellyfish since August.

Two Nomura's Jellyfish recently caught in fishnets are examined at the fishermen's cooperative union in Ine, Kyoto Prefecture.

An abnormally large number of Nomura's Jellyfish have been clogging fixed nets and keeping fish from approaching.

The largest in the jellyfish family in coastal Japanese waters, a Nomura's Jellyfish, known in scientific terms as stomolophus nomurai, can grow to 2 meters in diameter and weigh 200 kg. Scientists say currents may push the creatures even farther north.

The jellyfish also hurt the fish caught in nets as mucus and poison from their tentacles drastically reduce the catch's commercial value.

A fixed-net fishing firm in Mihonoseki, Shimane Prefecture, said the problem has cost it some 10 million yen.

"Every day, all our efforts are spent removing the jellyfish from fishing nets," an official said. A fishing official from Kashima, Shimane Prefecture, said the catch has fallen to the point where some companies are having a hard time paying boat crews.

Toru Yasuda, 64, former director of Fukui Prefecture's fish-farming center, attributed the large presence of giant jellyfish to cleaner and warmer seawater this year.

The survival rate of the jellyfish was greater this year, Yasuda said, because this year's rainy season saw a drop in rainfall, resulting in less soil runoff. The higher-than-normal sea temperature has meanwhile led to faster growth of the jellyfish.

The Japan Times: Oct. 31, 2002
(C) All rights reserved

Photo subtext: Two Nomura's Jellyfish recently caught in fishnets are examined at the fishermen's cooperative union in Ine, Kyoto Prefecture.

isayhello · Mar 25, 2005, 00:21

Holy ****! I am soo happy you showed me this! I am obsessed with jellyfish cause they are sooooo cool and strange! That picture is amazing!!!!!! SOO BIG!
Thanks, you made my day! *all happy and insane*

**lexico** · Mar 28, 2005, 14:30

From the beaches of Germany comes this jelly babe !!

She's so graceful, adorable, and cool !!

**Dutch Baka** · Mar 28, 2005, 20:00

WOW LETS ACT LIKE JACKASS

PUT OUR HEAD ON IT< AND THEN PISS ON OUR OWN FACE....

( i dont think it will help with this one...)

im bit afraid of those guys,,,, well guys... some of theml ook like cars...

RockLee · Mar 28, 2005, 20:32

Originally Posted by lexico

From the beaches of Germany comes this jelly babe !!

She's so graceful, adorable, and cool !!

and not to mention so DEAD ! *insert pipi smile*

isayhello · Mar 28, 2005, 20:34

Jellyfish are a very mysterious. They float around in the ocean without purpose and grow bigger and bigger, untill they eventually end up on some beach. Besides, I'm scared of them too - they sting and are dangerous. But pretty.

thomas · Mar 28, 2005, 23:07

Wow, another unearthed thread from yesteryear...

Here's another pic from the original article. A real beauty.

**lexico** · Aug 15, 2005, 05:45

How could they be brainless, and yet so beautiful ?

Marine biologists say the big fish and crustaceans are disappearing, and more and more the sea will be left to the jellyfish and plankton.

Time to change your tastebuds to jelly sushi, or plankton-in-miso soup; or else go veggie.

Invasion of the alien jellyfish - coming to a holiday beach near you
By Elizabeth Nash in Madrid
14 August 2005

Could it be said that the seas around Japan are facing changes in parallel ?

nice gaijin · Aug 15, 2005, 06:03

they don't have to be big to look cool, this little guy was about 2 inches across.

**lexico** · Aug 15, 2005, 06:07

Pretty !

She's got a wonderful, big smile, too. Almost two full inches wide !

Doc · Aug 15, 2005, 07:11

Jelly fish will soon rule the world. They will replace humanity as we know it!

Doc

Kaitou · Aug 15, 2005, 07:45

Lol, this reminds me of when i was in Florida... I was swimming at a beach (with murky water) with my family, when all of a sudden I felt something brush against my stomach. A couple seconds later, there was an immense pain at my side, as if I'd gotten stabbed. When I'd gotten out of the water, there was a giant rash as well as welts all over my side. It turns out I'd gotten stung by a jellyfish! Thank god it wasn't a giant jellyfish...

**lexico** · Aug 15, 2005, 07:48

I have heard that certain stings by certain wild creatures can have homeopathic effects; as long as they don't cause a overreaction of your immune system.

Glad you survived ! How long did it take to recover ? Hours, or days ? What was the remedy ? Did you experience anything unusual after the sting; apart from the obvious pain ?

Doc · Aug 15, 2005, 07:56

Did you guys ever hear of the story about the guy who got a jelly fish stuck in his wet suit? It's not a pretty story.

Doc

Kaitou · Aug 15, 2005, 08:22

Originally Posted by lexico

Glad you survived ! How long did it take to recover ? Hours, or days ? What was the remedy ? Did you experience anything unusual after the sting; apart from the obvious pain ?

The actual pain was gone within a few hours, with the help of some vinegar sprayed on the spot where I was stung by one of the lifeguards. The spot where I was stung was still sensitive for the next couple days, and the mark didn't completely go away until about a month later. I don't think I felt anything unusual after the pain... There could've been, but the pain was so overwhelming that nothing else seemed to matter at that point. :P

Originally Posted by Doc

Did you guys ever hear of the story about the guy who got a jelly fish stuck in his wet suit? It's not a pretty story.

That sure doesn't sound like a pretty story...

Doc · Aug 15, 2005, 08:32

Let's just say that jelly fish need hair so they can stick to something. Well let's just say that the only hair the guy has on his body is his butt crack. Let's just say it was stuck there for two days straight, and the guy couldn't go to the bathroom. What's worse, is that his entire marine biology team thought it was the funniest thing they had ever heard in their entire lives. This is an actual true story too.

Doc

Kaitou · Aug 15, 2005, 09:11

Lol, I guess I can understand why they found it so funny. However, I sympathize with that guy, and realize how fortunate I was not to get a jellyfish stuck in my swimming trunks. :P

Minty · Apr 15, 2006, 06:18

~Bump~
Hmm this reminds me of my childhood, when I was a child, jellyfish was actually part of my daily diet, I ate it raw with lime cut chilli and soya sauce.
I was extremely skinny when I was a kid because my grandmother's cooking.

But I don’t think the jelly fish I ate is taken from Jelly fish this big. I heard the box jelly fish in Australia is deadly, but never got stung by one.

Nov 29, 2002, 12:02	#2
moyashi Regular Member Join Date: Apr 15, 2002 Location: SonyLand Age: 40 Posts: 1,566	hehe, they're called kurage. hmm, new type of sushi ;) __________________ crazy gonna crazy

Dec 24, 2002, 10:08	#4
Maciamo Decommissioned ex-admin Join Date: Jul 17, 2002 Location: Austrasia Posts: 6,647	I've eaten them for the first time last Thursday in a Chinese restaurant. A bit tough... __________________ Over 100 destinations in the Japan Sightseeing Guide + detailed Tokyo Guide and Kyoto Guide Eupedia : Your Guide to Europe in English Read the "Maciamo FAQ" "What is the use of living, if it be not to strive for noble causes and to make this muddled world a better place for those who will live in it after we are gone?", Winston Churchill.

Mar 25, 2005, 00:09	#5
lexico Chukchi Salmon Join Date: Dec 22, 2004 Location: Sunny South Korea Posts: 2,223	Aliens patrolling earth's waters I've had them, too. They make perfect salads with cucumber on vinegar with a dash of salt, pepper, and sugar. The guy in the photo looks like he's talking to them. It would feel strange to study them first, and then turn them over for food. What if they were just some low alien beings loafing in earth's waters for vacation ? Hunger is a deathly thing. Edit: Glad someone else liked the big 'uns ! I just realized all but the last article are gone. Originally Posted by The Japan TImes Online, Thursday, October 31, 2002 Jumbo jellyfish bedeviling local fishermen MATSUE, Shimane Pref. (Kyodo) Fishermen along the Sea of Japan coast, especially those near Shimane and Fukui prefectures, have been plagued by giant jellyfish since August. Two Nomura's Jellyfish recently caught in fishnets are examined at the fishermen's cooperative union in Ine, Kyoto Prefecture. An abnormally large number of Nomura's Jellyfish have been clogging fixed nets and keeping fish from approaching. The largest in the jellyfish family in coastal Japanese waters, a Nomura's Jellyfish, known in scientific terms as stomolophus nomurai, can grow to 2 meters in diameter and weigh 200 kg. Scientists say currents may push the creatures even farther north. The jellyfish also hurt the fish caught in nets as mucus and poison from their tentacles drastically reduce the catch's commercial value. A fixed-net fishing firm in Mihonoseki, Shimane Prefecture, said the problem has cost it some 10 million yen. "Every day, all our efforts are spent removing the jellyfish from fishing nets," an official said. A fishing official from Kashima, Shimane Prefecture, said the catch has fallen to the point where some companies are having a hard time paying boat crews. Toru Yasuda, 64, former director of Fukui Prefecture's fish-farming center, attributed the large presence of giant jellyfish to cleaner and warmer seawater this year. The survival rate of the jellyfish was greater this year, Yasuda said, because this year's rainy season saw a drop in rainfall, resulting in less soil runoff. The higher-than-normal sea temperature has meanwhile led to faster growth of the jellyfish. The Japan Times: Oct. 31, 2002 (C) All rights reserved Photo subtext: Two Nomura's Jellyfish recently caught in fishnets are examined at the fishermen's cooperative union in Ine, Kyoto Prefecture. __________________ Z: The fish in the water are happy. H: How do you know ? You're not fish. Z: How do you know I don't ? You're not me. H: True I am not you, and I cannot know. Likewise, I know you're not, therefore I know you don't. Z: You asked me how I knew implying you knew I knew. In fact I saw some fish, strolling down by the Hao River, all jolly and gay. --Zhuangzi Last edited by lexico; Mar 25, 2005 at 00:41.

Mar 25, 2005, 00:21	#6
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Mar 28, 2005, 14:30	#7
lexico Chukchi Salmon Join Date: Dec 22, 2004 Location: Sunny South Korea Posts: 2,223	More Aliens, baby & orphaned this time ! From the beaches of Germany comes this jelly babe !! She's so graceful, adorable, and cool !! Last edited by lexico; Mar 28, 2005 at 16:04.

Dec 24, 2002, 00:46	#3
gundamv3 The LEMONed one Join Date: Dec 23, 2002 Age: 21 Posts: 44	those things are really big but how do they get them back out to the ocean. And you could feed ALOT of people with just one of those things. Just would need some Wasabi and Teryaki sause on the side. ^_^"

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Mar 28, 2005, 20:32	#9
RockLee Hullu Join Date: Apr 22, 2004 Location: Espoo Age: 26 Posts: 3,084	Originally Posted by lexico From the beaches of Germany comes this jelly babe !! She's so graceful, adorable, and cool !! and not to mention so DEAD ! insert pipi smile __________________ ~ Parempi hullu kuin tylsä - Better crazy than boring ~ http://www.fin-style.be/blog -> My Blog about Finland and other random thingies.

Mar 28, 2005, 20:34	#10
isayhello MYV Join Date: Jan 25, 2005 Location: Miyavi-land Age: 22 Posts: 2,014	Jellyfish are a very mysterious. They float around in the ocean without purpose and grow bigger and bigger, untill they eventually end up on some beach. Besides, I'm scared of them too - they sting and are dangerous. But pretty.

Mar 28, 2005, 23:07	#11
thomas Decommissioned ex-admin Join Date: Mar 14, 2002 Posts: 4,209	Wow, another unearthed thread from yesteryear... Here's another pic from the original article. A real beauty.

Aug 15, 2005, 05:45	#12
lexico Chukchi Salmon Join Date: Dec 22, 2004 Location: Sunny South Korea Posts: 2,223	Beauty is but skin deep, whereas the jellyfish's is deeper than skin How could they be brainless, and yet so beautiful ? Marine biologists say the big fish and crustaceans are disappearing, and more and more the sea will be left to the jellyfish and plankton. Time to change your tastebuds to jelly sushi, or plankton-in-miso soup; or else go veggie. Invasion of the alien jellyfish - coming to a holiday beach near you By Elizabeth Nash in Madrid 14 August 2005 Could it be said that the seas around Japan are facing changes in parallel ?

Aug 15, 2005, 06:03	#13
nice gaijin Resident Realist Join Date: Aug 8, 2005 Posts: 3,686	they don't have to be big to look cool, this little guy was about 2 inches across. Last edited by nice gaijin; Jan 6, 2008 at 16:27.

Aug 15, 2005, 06:07	#14
lexico Chukchi Salmon Join Date: Dec 22, 2004 Location: Sunny South Korea Posts: 2,223	Pretty ! She's got a wonderful, big smile, too. Almost two full inches wide ! Last edited by lexico; Aug 15, 2005 at 06:55.

Aug 15, 2005, 07:11	#15
Doc Government Man Join Date: Feb 13, 2005 Location: City 17 Posts: 990	Jelly fish will soon rule the world. They will replace humanity as we know it! Doc __________________ "Rather than offer you the illusion of free choice, I will take the liberty of choosing for you... if and when your time comes round again. I do apologize for what must seem to you an arbitrary imposition, Dr. Freeman. I trust it will all make sense to you in the course of... well... I'm really not at liberty to say. In the meantime... this is where I get off." -G-man

Aug 15, 2005, 07:45	#16
Kaitou Regular Member Join Date: Aug 11, 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Age: 21 Posts: 23	Lol, this reminds me of when i was in Florida... I was swimming at a beach (with murky water) with my family, when all of a sudden I felt something brush against my stomach. A couple seconds later, there was an immense pain at my side, as if I'd gotten stabbed. When I'd gotten out of the water, there was a giant rash as well as welts all over my side. It turns out I'd gotten stung by a jellyfish! Thank god it wasn't a giant jellyfish...

Aug 15, 2005, 07:48	#17
lexico Chukchi Salmon Join Date: Dec 22, 2004 Location: Sunny South Korea Posts: 2,223	I have heard that certain stings by certain wild creatures can have homeopathic effects; as long as they don't cause a overreaction of your immune system. Glad you survived ! How long did it take to recover ? Hours, or days ? What was the remedy ? Did you experience anything unusual after the sting; apart from the obvious pain ?

Aug 15, 2005, 07:56	#18
Doc Government Man Join Date: Feb 13, 2005 Location: City 17 Posts: 990	Did you guys ever hear of the story about the guy who got a jelly fish stuck in his wet suit? It's not a pretty story. Doc

Aug 15, 2005, 08:22	#19
Kaitou Regular Member Join Date: Aug 11, 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Age: 21 Posts: 23	Originally Posted by lexico Glad you survived ! How long did it take to recover ? Hours, or days ? What was the remedy ? Did you experience anything unusual after the sting; apart from the obvious pain ? The actual pain was gone within a few hours, with the help of some vinegar sprayed on the spot where I was stung by one of the lifeguards. The spot where I was stung was still sensitive for the next couple days, and the mark didn't completely go away until about a month later. I don't think I felt anything unusual after the pain... There could've been, but the pain was so overwhelming that nothing else seemed to matter at that point. :P Originally Posted by Doc Did you guys ever hear of the story about the guy who got a jelly fish stuck in his wet suit? It's not a pretty story. That sure doesn't sound like a pretty story...

Aug 15, 2005, 08:32	#20
Doc Government Man Join Date: Feb 13, 2005 Location: City 17 Posts: 990	Let's just say that jelly fish need hair so they can stick to something. Well let's just say that the only hair the guy has on his body is his butt crack. Let's just say it was stuck there for two days straight, and the guy couldn't go to the bathroom. What's worse, is that his entire marine biology team thought it was the funniest thing they had ever heard in their entire lives. This is an actual true story too. Doc

Aug 15, 2005, 09:11	#21
Kaitou Regular Member Join Date: Aug 11, 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Age: 21 Posts: 23	Lol, I guess I can understand why they found it so funny. However, I sympathize with that guy, and realize how fortunate I was not to get a jellyfish stuck in my swimming trunks. :P

Apr 15, 2006, 06:18	#22
Minty Seeing is believing Join Date: Feb 26, 2006 Location: Strasbourg Posts: 304	~Bump~ Hmm this reminds me of my childhood, when I was a child, jellyfish was actually part of my daily diet, I ate it raw with lime cut chilli and soya sauce. I was extremely skinny when I was a kid because my grandmother's cooking. But I don’t think the jelly fish I ate is taken from Jelly fish this big. I heard the box jelly fish in Australia is deadly, but never got stung by one.

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