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Jellyfish Invasion

Posted Thu, Jul 31, 2008 by Emily Fisher

This morning the CBS Early Show featured our marine scientist Margot Stiles in a segment about this summer's preponderance of jellyfish. Why all the jellies? Suspected reasons include the overfishing and bycatch of their predators, such as the loggerhead sea turtle, tuna and swordfish, as well as pollution and global warming.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnHk3I7YGuE


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