Report a sighting of jellyfish (and other gelatinous pelagic organisms)

Identify the species

Select the jellyfish or pelagic gelatinous organism you observed from the list

Name of the observed species: Select your choice Pandea jellyfish(Pandea conica) By-the-wind sailor (Velella velella) Crystal jellyfish (Aequorea vitrina) Portuguese man o’war (Physalia physalis) Barbed wire jelly (Apolemia uvaria) Red-Spotted Siphonophore (Forskalia edwardsii) Compass jellyfish (Chrysaora hysoscella) Purple stinger (Pelagia noctiluca) blue lion’s mane (Cyanea lamarckii) Common moon jelly (Aurelia aurita) Ringed jelly (Discomedusa lobata) Fried egg jelly (Cotylorhiza tuberculata) Barrel jellyfish (Rhizostoma octopus) Mediterranean barrel jelly (Rhizostoma pulmo) Other species

Estimate the quantity

Please indicate the number of jellyfish or organisms observed.

from 1 to 10
from 11 to 50
from 51 to 100
from 101 to 500
from 501 to 1,000
more than 1,000

Observation area

Please indicate the observation area.
If none of these options suits you, please fill in the "Other case, please specify" section.

On the open sea
Near the coast
Washed up on the coast
Other case, please specify:

Specify the location of your meeting.

If at sea, indicate the nearest coast; if on land, specify the name of the municipality and the department.

Meeting location:

Location on the map

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Latitude (decimal system): Longitude (decimal system):

By clicking on the map, this information is automatically filled in.

Date your observation

This information is essential for cross-referencing with other reports.

Date of observation, DD/MM/YYYY format:

Time (even approximate): Select a time 1 am 2 am 3 am 4 am 5 am 6 am 7 am 8 am 9 am 10 am 11 am 12 am 1 pm 2 pm 3 pm 4 pm 5 pm 6 pm 7 pm 8 pm 9 pm 10 pm 11 pm 12 pm

Specify the circumstances of the observation.

If none of these options suits you, please fill in the "Other (please specify)" field.

Seaside walk
Bathing
Pleasure boating or fishing
Freediving or scuba diving
Other, please specify:

Additional information

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Your contact details

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Your name:

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