Lauren Bernat - The Wii Fit Girl » fishing industry http://laurenbernat.com The Wii Fit Girl Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:38:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Massive Jellyfish Invasion http://laurenbernat.com/2009/07/massive-jellyfish-invasion/ http://laurenbernat.com/2009/07/massive-jellyfish-invasion/#comments Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:05:26 +0000 Lauren Bernat http://laurenbernat.com/?p=887 Japanese researchers monitoring the activity of giant jellyfish (aka Nomura’s jellyfish) in Chinese waters are warning of a potentially historic and catastrophic invasion this year.

The researchers warn that ocean currents may move the massive creatures to Japan’s waters, which would hurt their fishing industry and in the past has caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damage nationwide.

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These massive creatures can grow up to 6' 7'' in diameter and weigh as much as 450 lbs

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