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Causes Of A Jellyfish Invasion

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There seems to be a jellyfish invasion. Jellyfish travel in swarms. They can release up to 40,000 eggs daily. As they multiply and their numbers get out of control, they are called blooms. Jellyfish eat the larvae and eggs of the anchovies, it affects the fisherman who catch and sell the anchovies because they depend on a successful season of anchovie fishing, there is a jellyfish called the Bereo which eats the Mnemiopsis jellyfish and creates a more blanced ecosystem. In the article Jellyfish take over it says, "These blooms of Jellyfish eat the larvae and eggs of these local fish leaving fishermen without fish and without a way to make a living."

These Jellyfish are causing alot of problems. In the article Jellyfish Take Over it
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