Unusual population explosion of the giant jellyfish Nemopilema nomurai (Scyphozoa: Rhizostomeae) in East Asian waters

By M. Kawahara, S. Uye, K. Ohtsu, H. Iizumi. 2006

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Subfields: Environmental Chemistry, Oceanography, Paleontology

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A review and synthesis on the systematics and evolution of jellyfish blooms: advantageous aggregations and adaptive assemblages (2008, background): “…recently, ‘‘ecosystem change and annual hydrographical conditions…in and near the main habitat of Nemopilema nomurai’’ may be the cause of sometimes exceptionally strong blooms in the Sea of Japan, far outside its normal distributional range, almost every year since 2002 (Kawahara et al., 2006).”
Gelatinous plankton: irregularities rule the world (sometimes) (2008, background): “…important component in meiofaunal ecology (Pati et al. 1999) or in shallow-deep-sea coupling (Della Tommasa et al. 2000) and, with the advancement of life-cycle oriented research, these exceptions are increasingly becoming the ‘rule’ (e.g. Kremp & Parrow 2006, Kim et al. 2007, Meier et al. 2007).”
Is global ocean sprawl a cause of jellyfish blooms (2013, unknown): “The increase in frequency of proliferations of the giant jellyfish Nemopilema nomurai (up to 2 m in diameter) in East Asian seas arguably represents the most dramatic case of increased jellyfish blooms; this species has caused substantial losses to regional fisheries and has alarmed the public (Kawa”
Jellyfish in ecosystems, online databases, and ecosystem models (2008, background): “There are a number of examples of what appear to be recent (i.e., past few decades) increases, if not only longer-term climate-driven cycles, of jellyfish populations (reviewed by Mills, 2001; Graham, 2001; Brodeur et al., 2002; Purcell, 2005; Kawahara et al., 2006; Purcell et al., 2007).”
Revision of the genus Chrysaora Peron & Lesueur, 1810 (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa) (2010, background): “Another interesting aspect of jellyfishes in relation to humankind is the use of these animals, comprising some 99% water, as gourmet food (Hsieh et al. 2001; Omori & Nakano 2001; Kawahara et al. 2006).”
Jellyfish, Forage Fish, and the World’s Major Fisheries (2014, unknown): “enter senescence in late fall (Kawahara et al., 2006).”
The broad-scale distribution of five jellyfish species across a temperate coastal environment (2007, background): “Since then, many other examples of jellyfish blooms impacting negatively on economies have been reported worldwide (e.g. Graham et al., 2003; Kawahara et al., 2006).”
Human forcing of the copepod–fish–jellyfish triangular trophic relationship (2011, background): “…jellyfish represented by at least two scyphozoan species, viz. the moon jellyfish (Aurelia aurita s.l. Linnaeus) and the giant jellyfish (Nemopilema nomurai Kishinouye), have increased in recent decades (Uye, 2005a, 2008; Uye & Ueta, 2004; Kawahara et al., 2006; Ki et al., 2008; Yoon et al., 2008).”
Beyond the jellyfish joyride and global oscillations: advancing jellyfish research (2013, unknown): “For example, Kawahara et al. (Kawahara et al., 2006) calculated that the giant schyphomedusa Nemopilema nomurai cost at least $US20M in loss of fish catch and net damage.”
Life cycle of the rhizostome jellyfish Rhizostoma octopus (L.) (Scyphozoa, Rhizostomeae), with studies on cnidocysts and statoliths (2007, result): “octopus is very similar to that of several other species of Rhizostomeae (Calder 1973, 1982; Lotan et al. 1992; Pitt 2000; Kawahara et al. 2006) and Semeaostomeae (e.”
Life cycle of the jellyfish Rhizostoma pulmo (Scyphozoa: Rhizostomeae) and its distribution, seasonality and inter-annual variability along the Catalan coast and the Mar Menor (Spain, NW Mediterranean) (2011, background): “…a growing scientific interest in the ecological importance of these organisms (Arai 2001; CIESM 2001; Mills 2001; Brodeur et al. 2002; Purcell 2005; Kawahara et al. 2006; Purcell et al. 2007; Richardson et al. 2009) and species seem to be undergoing range expansions into new areas (Mills 2001).”
Combined effects of food supply and temperature on asexual reproduction and somatic growth of polyps of the common jellyfish Aurelia aurita s.l. (2010, background): “There is concern that large gelatinous zooplankton such as cnidarians and ctenophores have become more prevalent in many regions around the world and are causing serious socio-economic problems (Arai 2001, Graham 2001, Brodeur et al. 2002, Kawahara et al. 2006, Purcell et al. 2007).”