Table 1 Jellyfish beach stranding and coastal water swarming events along the east and west coast of India
From: A review of jellyfish aggregations, focusing on India’s coastal waters
Region (coast) | Latitude-longitude | Period | Species | Nos/remark | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Astaranga (East) | 19.95296° N, 86.35975° E | May 2016 | Porpita porpita | > 100000 | The Sambad (2016) |
Puri (East) | 19.79737° N, 85.83531° E | May 2018 | Porpita porpita | > 100 | The Sambad (2018) |
Dhalabali (East) | 19.66156° N, 85.45819° E | December 2012 | ------- | 80–100 | Sahu and Panigrahy (2013) |
Rushikulya (East) | 19.36819° N, 85.06302° E | November 2012 to February 2013 | Pelagia noctiluca | 1–7 nos/10 m2 | Baliarsingh et al. (2015) |
Gopalpur (East) | 19.26228° N, 84.91537° E | December 2012 | ------- | ------- | Sahu and Panigrahy (2013) |
April 2014 | ------- | ------- | Baliarsingh et al. (2016) | ||
Visakhapatnam (East) | 17.71295° N, 83.32311° E | February 2015 | Crambionella stuhlmanni | 500 kg of jellyfish | Deccan Chronicle (2015) |
Hamsaladeevi (East) | 15.96259° N, 81.12808° E | September 2015 | ------- | 4 (each 25 kg) | The Hindu (2015) |
Chennai (East) | 12.98249° N, 80.26901° E | March, 2019 | Porpita porpita | ------- | The Hindu (2019) |
Kalpakam (East) | 12.52228° N, 80.16547° E | April–July and October 1995–1996 | ------- | ------- | Masilamoni et al. (2000) |
Rameswaram (East) | 9.285583° N, 79.33589° E | May 2017 | ------- | ------- | DTNEXT (2017) |
Thiruvananthapuram (West) | 8.488269° N, 76.90127° E | October 2013 | ------- | > 100 | The Hindu (2013) |
Karwar (West) | 14.80072° N, 74.11443° E | October 2018 | ------- | > 1000 | Deccan Herald (2018) |
Goa (West) | 15.25032° N, 73.92025° E | January 2019 | Purple-striped jellyfish | ------- | Times of India (2019) |
October 2015 | Physalia physalis | ------- | Times of India (2015) | ||
Mumbai (West) | 19.10957° N, 72.82336° E | July–August 2018 | Physalia physalis | ------- | The Indian Express (2018) |
Jakhau (West) | 23.23420° N, 68.56806° E | November–December and April–May | Family: Rhizostomatidae | ------- | Cadalmin (2010) |