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Jellyfish

6-year-old stung by clinging jellyfish in river

  • Jun 17

Stop the sting: Marine biologists curbing Jersey Shore jellyfish issue

  • Aug 5, 2024

Seeing purple jellyfish at the Jersey shore? Stay away, experts warn

  • Sep 2, 2022

VIDEO: Giant jellyfish swims next to diver off English coast

  • Jul 16, 2019

'Clinging jellyfish' found in New Jersey salt pond, DEP says

  • Jun 4, 2019

Beach dangers to be aware of this Memorial Day weekend

  • May 25, 2019

Clinging jellyfish found in another river near Jersey Shore

  • Jun 12, 2018

Warning issued about clinging jellyfish in river near Jersey Shore

  • May 26, 2018

Latest Videos

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6-year-old stung by clinging jellyfish in New Jersey river

  • Jun 18
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Marine biologists work to curb stinging jellyfish population along the Jersey Shore

  • Aug 5, 2024
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Explore New Jersey's 'City under the Sea' at American Dream mall

  • Jul 23, 2021
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Clinging jellyfish found in another river near Jersey Shore

  • Jun 12, 2018
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Warning issued in NJ about clinging jellyfish

  • May 26, 2018
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DEP, Montclair State team up to locate, study clinging jellyfish

  • Jun 29, 2016
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Clinging jellyfish multiplying off New Jersey coast

  • Jun 21, 2016
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Clinging Jellyfish found in New Jersey, Long Island

  • Jun 11, 2016

Latest Stories

WABC

DEP, Montclair State team up to locate, study clinging jellyfish

The Department of Environmental Protection has authorized a study in partnership with Montclair State University to determine the distribution and prevalence of clinging jellyfish, a dime-to-quarter sized and invasive jellyfish that packs a powerful sting that has been reported mostly in the Shrewsbury River in recent weeks.

  • Jun 29, 2016
WABC

Clinging jellyfish multiplying in rivers, back bays along Jersey Shore

The jellyfish carry a very painful and sometimes dangerous sting that in extreme cases can lead to kidney failure.

  • Jun 23, 2016
WABC

Clinging jellyfish found again in Monmouth Beach, Oceanport areas

Even more clinging jellyfish have been found in the Monmouth Beach and Oceanport areas of the Jersey Shore.

  • Jun 20, 2016
WABC

More dangerous clinging jellyfish found along the Jersey Shore

Monmouth Beach is alerting residents that potentially dangerous clinging jellyfish have been found in the Shrewsbury River.

  • Jun 15, 2016
WABC

Dangerous clinging jellyfish found in Barnegat Bay, Long Island Sound

There's a warning about a potentially dangerous clinging jellyfish that has been found along the Jersey Shore.

  • Jun 11, 2016