Thousands of blue blubber jellyfish have washed up at an Australian beach, surprising locals and marine experts.
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Marine biologist Lisa-Ann Gershwin said she gasped when she saw the pictures.
“It’s like wallpaper,” she said. “They are just cheek by jowl. They are packed so tightly. It’s a sea of blue.”
Dr Gershwin said the phenomenon was probably caused by a combination of factors including warmer waters, abundant nutrients and an absence of predators.
Northerly winds and tide conditions may have also contributed, she said.
Ms Lawson said she had never seen so many jellyfish. They had started to smell “pretty rank”, attracting complaints from locals, she said.
Dr Gershwin said she expected the jellyfish to dry out on the sand and be eaten by birds.
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