Aurelia aurita is more commonly known as the moon jellyfish. It is the most common jellyfish and has been seen to be blooming in great numbers in Pacific and Mediterranean waters.
Scientists have mainly focused on blooms of Aurelia Aurita in Pacific waters because of their
extreme impact on the fishing industry. It has been speculated by scientists that the combination
of overfishing and warming waters have directly affected these blooms.
Aurelia aurita is part of the phylum named Cnidaria. These simple animals have no brain,
circulatory system, respiratory system, muscles, or digestive system, yet evolutionarily, they
have had huge success. Aurelia aurita is distinguished by its circular bell shape, which can range
in 5-40cm …show more content…
As mentioned earlier, Aurelia Aurita has had a huge impact on Pacific waters
and the Asian fishing industry. While Aurelia Aurita has been seen to bloom in Atlantic waters
and Mediterranean waters, these blooms have been more recent and are being further studied.
However, the impact on Asian fishing and coastal Asian cities has been tremendous. First,
overfishing has largely taken away the majority of species that prey on Aurelia Aurita in Pacific
waters. This allowed Aurelia Aurita to feed on plankton when the fish who normally did, no
longer could. Additionally, global water temperatures have been observed to be increasing so for
an animal like Aurelia Aurita, which reproduces largely in spring and summer months, this
became a huge advantage for reproduction. Increases in reproduction, coupled with the fact that
Aurelia Aurita reproduces quite effectively especially in the presence of new larger amounts of
plankton, the jellyfish was able to bloom rapidly. These blooms however have impacted fisheries
and coastal cities negatively, as well as beach goers. Fishing boats are constantly stopped
because large amounts of these jellyfish become caught within their propulsion systems.
Scientists have mainly focused on blooms of Aurelia Aurita in Pacific waters because of their
extreme impact on the fishing industry. It has been speculated by scientists that the combination
of overfishing and warming waters have directly affected these blooms.
Aurelia aurita is part of the phylum named Cnidaria. These simple animals have no brain,
circulatory system, respiratory system, muscles, or digestive system, yet evolutionarily, they
have had huge success. Aurelia aurita is distinguished by its circular bell shape, which can range
in 5-40cm …show more content…
As mentioned earlier, Aurelia Aurita has had a huge impact on Pacific waters
and the Asian fishing industry. While Aurelia Aurita has been seen to bloom in Atlantic waters
and Mediterranean waters, these blooms have been more recent and are being further studied.
However, the impact on Asian fishing and coastal Asian cities has been tremendous. First,
overfishing has largely taken away the majority of species that prey on Aurelia Aurita in Pacific
waters. This allowed Aurelia Aurita to feed on plankton when the fish who normally did, no
longer could. Additionally, global water temperatures have been observed to be increasing so for
an animal like Aurelia Aurita, which reproduces largely in spring and summer months, this
became a huge advantage for reproduction. Increases in reproduction, coupled with the fact that
Aurelia Aurita reproduces quite effectively especially in the presence of new larger amounts of
plankton, the jellyfish was able to bloom rapidly. These blooms however have impacted fisheries
and coastal cities negatively, as well as beach goers. Fishing boats are constantly stopped
because large amounts of these jellyfish become caught within their propulsion systems.