Ocean county jellyfish danger beware

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Rarely-Seen Venomous Jellyfish Spotted in Manasquan RiverBy Daniel Nee (http://brick.shorebeat.com/author/admin/) October 23, 2014 3 Comments (http://brick.shorebeat.com/2014/10/rarely-seen-venomous-jellyfish-spotted-in-manasquan-river/#disqus_thread) in Featured (http://brick.shorebeat.com/category/featured/), Shore Environment (http://brick.shorebeat.com/category/shore-environment/)

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http://brick.shorebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/jellyfish_3.jpg (http://brick.shorebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/jellyfish_3.jpg) A Tamoya haplonema jellyfish, known as a sea wasp, in the Manasquan River. (Photo: Barnegat Bay Island/Facebook)

A locally-rare jellyfish species capable of packing a strong, venomous sting has been photographed in the Manasquan River near Gull Island in Point Pleasant Beach.
Jerry Meany, a Point Pleasant EMS volunteer who runs the Barnegat Bay Island Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/BarnegatBayIsland), posted photos of the odd-looking jellyfish to the page, generating interest from Save Barnegat Bay, a local environmental group. The jellyfish, photographed earlier this week, was ultimately identified as a Tamoya haplonema, or sea wasp, a species of venomous box jellyfish.
Described as being 6 to 8 inches long, translucent grey blue in color with the orange tentacles, the sea wasp is known as a competent swimmer that contracts its bell in order to suck in water that is extracted through an opening at its base, according to the New World Encyclopedia (http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/box_jellyfish).
http://brick.shorebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/jellyfish_2-240x160.jpg (http://brick.shorebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/jellyfish_2.jpg) A Tamoya haplonema jellyfish, known as a sea wasp, in the Manasquan River. (Photo: Barnegat Bay Island/Facebook)

?It swam around that immediate area and kept going back to the same spot,? said Meany in his Facebook post. ?It also surfaced, over and over as if to breath as it broke the surface. It actually seemed somewhat intelligent.?
According to The American Museum Journal, sea wasps are normally bottom dwellers but come to the surface primarily to release eggs and sperm. The same journal said that while Tamoya haplonema are rarely seen, they can be found from equatorial tropical waters all the way up to Provincetown Harbor at Cape Cod. The species is most abundant off the coast of Brazil.
Box jellyfish are known to pack a serious sting, claiming a disputed number of human lives between 1950 and 1996. Immediate first aid treatment involves washing the exposed area with a towel or a gloved hand to remove the stinging nematocysts from the victim?s skin. Most sting victims do survive, but require a trip to the hospital and oftentimes potent painkillers, the encyclopedia article said.
?Here at Save Barnegat Bay we reached out to NJ?s leading jellyfish scientist, Dr Paul Bologna at Montclair State University and he has confirmed that this is a sub-species of box jelly,? Britta Forsberg-Wenzel, the organization?s executive director, said in a social media post. ?They are VERY dangerous. Please be careful.?
The organization said they would appreciate having a specimen for scientific purposes, but stressed safety in handling the creature. The jellyfish retains its sting even after it is dead, according to the National Institutes of Health.

[basshunter]

I have never seen one like that. Usually its like the umbrella with red tentacles. thanks for sharing they look interesting. I would never want to swim near those things they are gross!

[ledhead36]

Nasty creatures thanks for the heads up finchaser.

[baitstealer]

They say if you get stung by jellyfish you can pee on the sting and it will not be that bad. I don't think that would work with this bad boy.

[captnemo]

Listened to the past half hour where Jim Gearheart was talking about these on NJ101.5 today.

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Dangerous "Man O' War" Jellyfish Found on Ocean County Beach

By Daniel Nee (http://brick.shorebeat.com/author/admin/)June 22, 2015 in Featured (http://brick.shorebeat.com/category/featured/), Shore Environment (http://brick.shorebeat.com/category/shore-environment/) 0 Comments (http://brick.shorebeat.com/2015/06/dangerous-man-o-war-jellyfish-found-on-ocean-county-beach/#disqus_thread)

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A Portuguese man o' war found on the beach in Harvey Cedars, NJ, June 21, 2015. (Photo: Harvey Cedars Beach Patrol)

Lifeguards in a Long Beach Island community found a dangerous Portuguese man o' war jellyfish creature on the beach there Sunday morning.
The Harvey Cedars Beach Patrol said in a statement that the purple and blue-colored jellyfish was discovered on the beach and removed, but swimmers should be on the lookout for more unusual marine life with the warm water that washed in to the Jersey Shore over the weekend.

"Always be aware of your surroundings in the ocean and always swim near a lifeguard," the statement said.
According to the beach patrol, such creatures are more likely to wash in when there are northeast winds that blow warm water from the Gulf Stream westward toward the shore.

The Portuguese man o' war is not a common species in New Jersey or most other areas along the eastern seaboard, but can sometimes be found in southeastern locations such as Florida. It resembles a single jellyfish in appearance, but in actuality is what is known as a siphonophorae, which is a group of organisms fused together. It packs a dangerous sting and can whip-like, red welts on human skin. Those with an allergic reaction to the man o' war's venom can experience fever, shock, and interference with heart and lung function, which require medical attention.

The man o' war is the latest exotic jellyfish to be found in New Jersey waters.
A box jellyfish, considered to be even more dangerous than the man o' war, was found alive and swimming in the Manasquan River (http://brick.shorebeat.com/2014/10/rarely-seen-venomous-jellyfish-spotted-in-manasquan-river/) last fall near Manasquan Inlet, and additional box jellyfish were found washed up on the beach (http://brick.shorebeat.com/2014/11/another-rare-dangerous-jellyfish-found-at-local-beach-tests-planned-at-smithsonian/) in Point Pleasant Beach.

[hookset]

Beautiful color on that jellyfish. Packs a punch in them stingers though.

[williehookem]

I heard if one of them stings you you can make it less painful by peeing on your leg or wherever it stung you. Kind of weird if I had to do that.

[storminsteve]

Gross. Well if it came down to peeing on my leg or whatnot I would rather go to the emergency room.

[seamonkey]

Beautiful color on that jellyfish. Packs a punch in them stingers though.

Check this out found on youtube they really do sting bad.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQyByfmKGJs

[seamonkey]

another cool video where they talk about M'OW and box jellyfish and how they sting you

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WJCnC5ebf4

[VSdreams]

dude had some nasty swells on his arm

[surferman]

They found another one in Harvey Cedars over the weekend

[buckethead]

Can you imagine the terror they would cause if washed ashore at the nude beach up at sandy hook?

[bababooey]

lol!

[bababooey]

rare jellyfish found in barnegat
http://newjersey.news12.com/news/dangerous-species-of-jellyfish-possibly-found-at-jersey-shore-1.11897183

[VSdreams]

Some old salt was telling me one time that the tropical currents and the way they run is they come closest to Point Pleasant the earliest in the year. Don't know if that is true but if so it makes sense why they show up there. Also numbers of tropical fish as well.

[clamchucker]

We saw a man o war washed up last summer.

[ledhead36]

there are a bunch of dime-sized stinging jellyfish in the navesink river. They can cause kidney failure in some people and very painful. Be careful folks
http://www.app.com/story/news/local/public-safety/2016/06/16/monmouth-beach-oem-beware-clinging-jellyfish/85974756/

[clamchucker]

Portuguese Man-O-War found in Island Beach State Park - Jersey Shore Hurricane News
http://jshn.org/portuguese-man-o-war-found-island-beach-state-park/
They found a portuguese man of war at island beach. A heads up to be careful. I have seen a lot of younger guys wading in their shorts. You never know when you may bump into one of these and it can be painful.

[buckethead]

Thanks for the warning. Found one this am in moco.