Japanese fishermen brace for giant jellyfish


	Japanese fishermen brace for giant jellyfish
chestnut501
7-19-2009 11:58 PM
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7-20-2009 1:38 PM
Kelika
Gaaahhhh!
7-20-2009 5:20 PM
kkcapricorn
Its their planet too. It more their ocean than ours. They are spectacular looking.
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<P _extended="true">Sounds like a great sci-fi flick. But it's not.</p> <P _extended="true">It's real and a nightmare for Japanese fishermen.</p> <P _extended="true">The massive sea creatures, called Nomura's jellyfish, can 
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}">Monty Williams, a marine biologist at Alabama's Dauphin Island Sea Lab, said the jellyfish grow to an enormous size as they are transported by ocean currents. He said they stay together in packs and as they drift northward, they get caught in fishermen's nets.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/19/japan.jellyfish/index.html?eref=rss_topstories">
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