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Global Experts Question Claims About Jellyfish Populations

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Science Daily

Publication Date
2012-02-02

ScienceDaily (Feb. 1, 2012) — Blooms, or proliferation, of jellyfish have shown a substantial, visible impact on coastal populations -- clogged nets for fishermen, stinging waters for tourists, even choked intake lines for power plants -- and recent media reports have created a perception that the world's oceans are experiencing increases in jellyfish due to human activities such as global warming and overharvesting of fish.

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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120201181220.htm