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Journal of Plankton Research, doi:10.1093/plankt/fbn052
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WIDESPREAD OCCURRENCE OF THE JELLYFISH PELAGIA NOCTILUCA IN IRISH COASTAL AND SHELF WATERS

Thomas K. Doyle1,*, Henk De Haas2, Don Cotton3, Boris Dorschel4, Valerie Cummins1, Jonathan D. R. Houghton5, John Davenport6 and Graeme C. Hays5

1 Coastal & Marine Resources Centre, University College Cork, Glucksman Marine Facility, Naval Base, Haulbowline, Cobh, Cork, Ireland 2 Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, P.O. Box 59, 1790 AB Den Burg, The Netherlands 3 Institute of Technology, Sligo, Ireland 4 Enviromental Research Institute, University College Cork, Lee Road, Cork, Ireland 5 Institute of Environmental Sustainability, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK 6 Department of Zoology, Ecology and Plant Sciences, University College Cork, Distillery Fields, North Mall Cork, Ireland

* Corresponding author: t.doyle{at}ucc.ie

Received on January 18, 2008; revised on May 7, 2008; accepted on May 9, 2008


  Abstract

An oceanic cruise (October 2007) revealed the widespread occurrence of Pelagia noctiluca in the NE Atlantic just prior to a major fish kill induced by P. noctiluca in Irish coastal waters.

Key Words: Abundance • net tows • visual observations • aggregations • shelf edge current

Communicating Editor: Professor Mark Gibbons


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