Jellyfish Taking Over

[Rohirrim]

This is obvious, but it never occurred to me before. I always pictured that if species in the sea were driven extinct, we would end up with an empty ocean. Of course, what will happen is we will remove one (or many) species and new species will form, adapt or mutate and move into the niche left open. Seas full of jellyfish. I guess that will make beach vacations a little less appealing. Instead of tuna, you will open a can of jellyfish. Yum.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44523885/ns/world_news-world_environment/#.TnJphRykFDQ

[Smiling Assassin27]

Get in on the groundfloor of the imminent jellyfish market boom. It's a delicacy in Asia. Call 'em 'seacakes' or something and export 'em to China and Japan.

Personally, I'm a big peanut butter and jellyfish sammich guy.

[That One Guy]

I'm skeptical. No animal unable to do anything but float can ever successfully dominate because as they become more prominent, they'll become a more convenient prey. I know here locally, sea turtles are seen munching every time we have jellyfish blow in from the east. There's surely others that eat them. The important thing will be to maintain protection for things like sea turtles even once their population returns.

The end result though is that people need to stop raping the oceans. The problem is that it doesn't really matter if we stop doing something as long as 3rd world countries who are worried about mere survival are pillaging them for all they're worth.

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

I thought this was going to be a thread about Obama and the Democrats... Ha!

[Rohirrim]

I thought this was going to be a thread about Obama and the Democrats... Ha!

LOL

[alkemical]

I'm skeptical. No animal unable to do anything but float can ever successfully dominate because as they become more prominent, they'll become a more convenient prey. I know here locally, sea turtles are seen munching every time we have jellyfish blow in from the east. There's surely others that eat them. The important thing will be to maintain protection for things like sea turtles even once their population returns.

The end result though is that people need to stop raping the oceans. The problem is that it doesn't really matter if we stop doing something as long as 3rd world countries who are worried about mere survival are pillaging them for all they're worth.

If you actually go through and read what is being pointed out - it's also being attributed to the fact that acidic levels are rising in the ocean. Which means, sea creatures are probably going to start dying.

[That One Guy]

If you actually go through and read what is being pointed out - it's also being attributed to the fact that acidic levels are rising in the ocean. Which means, sea creatures are probably going to start dying.

True. That is the great unknown. I'm dismissive of acidity levels actually killing everything off but it's a matter of timeframe being considered.

If that's the case though and everything is going to be dead, might as well use it as a huge jellyfish haven. There's nothing to lose at that point. I think the only thing which really needs concerning (aside from the overall degradation of the ocean in general) is if they're implying that the jellyfish are going to succeed at the expense of others which I thought was a subpoint since he mentioned how easily they could reproduce and how easily things would now fall prey to them.

[alkemical]

True. That is the great unknown. I'm dismissive of acidity levels actually killing everything off but it's a matter of timeframe being considered.

If that's the case though and everything is going to be dead, might as well use it as a huge jellyfish haven. There's nothing to lose at that point. I think the only thing which really needs concerning (aside from the overall degradation of the ocean in general) is if they're implying that the jellyfish are going to succeed at the expense of others which I thought was a subpoint since he mentioned how easily they could reproduce and how easily things would now fall prey to them.

Overfishing is also a factor too - so it's not just rising acidity and i apologize for hurrying my post to not include that.

Some Jelly fish can "live forever" too.