Jellyfish

This is what you need to know about the mauve stinger jellyfish that are all over our beaches in New Jersey.

Species range from the clinging jellyfish that deliver a "pretty powerful" sting, to Portuguese man o' war whose bite is "definitely serious."

A visitor to Cape May Beach captured an amazing photo of a huge jellyfish that had washed ashore. We know they're stings can be scary, but this jellyfish is a thing of beauty.

Researchers found nearly 300 clinging jellyfish floating in Barnegat Bay.

Jersey environmental officials issue a warning to swimmers in Monmouth and Ocean Counties after clinging jellyfish have begun populating.

After 17 small adult clinging jellyfish were found in a river, officials are urging precaution and reiterating what to do in case of a sting.

The toxic creatures have been found on a number of Jersey Shore beaches.

The clinging jellyfish are affecting our area this summer - find out what they are, where they're found, and what to do if you're stung.

Between May and October each year the Barnegat Bay Partnership (on the heels of their State of the Bay Report release), samples with a 50-foot seine net at numerous parts of Barnegat Bay looking for juvenile fish. Officials have come across a variety of estuarine fish since 2012, but among them four are jellyfish species of which certain types have a potent and harmful sting.

A Jellyfish normally found in the Pacific Ocean has been discovered this week in the Barnegat Bay. Researchers don't know why it is here, but they say to watch out this Summer. It's known as the "Clinging" Jellyfish, and it certainly packs a punch. According to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, it's sting feels like a "Hypodermic Needle"....Ouch!!!