Jersey Shore overrun by stinging jellyfish. Here’s what’s being done to stop them
Local volunteers are in the waters of Barnegat Bay often to scrub away at residents’ docks.
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There's a problem at the Jersey Shore as bays have become overrun by an invasive stinging jellyfish called the bay nettle.
Marine biologists are trying to control the population by disturbing the jellyfish's favorite spot for laying larva, docks and bulk heads on waterfront properties.
Divers with the Berkeley Township Underwater Search and Rescue unit and volunteers with Save Barnegat Bay are using funding from the Department of Environmental Protection to help scrub the population away. Volunteers are in the waters of Barnegat Bay often to scrub away at residents’ docks.
Dr. Paul Bologna, the Director of Marine Biology and Coastal Sciences program at Montclair State University, says the jelly fish problem will only continue to increase and this is the only way to stop the population from growing.
Click here for more information on the Stop the Sting Campaign that is working to reduce bay nettle populations.
