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Moon jellyfish clog Alabama and Mississippi coastal waters
Published: Sunday, September 18, 2011, 6:43 AM Updated: Sunday, September 18, 2011, 11:54 AM
By Ben Raines, Press-Register Press-Register
MOBILE, Alabama -- Swarms of moon jellyfish the size of dinner plates ring the barrier islands off Alabama and Mississippi.
They are drifting around Fairhope, washing up on Petit Bois Island, and so plentiful in Orange Beach it looks like you could use them as stepping stones to walk from one side of Perdido Pass to the other.
For weeks prior to Tropical Storm Lee, the jellies were so thick in parts of Mobile Bay that shrimping was impossible.
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Published: Sunday, September 18, 2011, 6:43 AM Updated: Sunday, September 18, 2011, 11:54 AM
By Ben Raines, Press-Register Press-Register
MOBILE, Alabama -- Swarms of moon jellyfish the size of dinner plates ring the barrier islands off Alabama and Mississippi.
They are drifting around Fairhope, washing up on Petit Bois Island, and so plentiful in Orange Beach it looks like you could use them as stepping stones to walk from one side of Perdido Pass to the other.
For weeks prior to Tropical Storm Lee, the jellies were so thick in parts of Mobile Bay that shrimping was impossible.
More...
http://blog.al.com/live/2011/09/moon_jellies_swarm_in_alabama.html