Summer sun brings sunfish shoal {to Cornwall} (BBC) {mola-mola, jellyfish}

[eppur_se_muova]

Giant ocean sunfish have been spotted off the Cornish coast in a survey of marine life.

Nineteen sunfish, generally thought to be a warm-water species, were spotted off the south-western tip of Cornwall.



Sunfish feed mainly on jellyfish and are thought to be following anticipated jellyfish blooms as the summer sea temperatures rise.

The same survey, carried out last Thursday, also detected basking sharks, porpoises, seals and jellyfish.
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"This is the first time we have spotted them during our surveys, and we think they have arrived here in order to take advantage of anticipated jellyfish blooms as the summer sea temperatures rise."
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more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/cornwall/5212392.stm

Jellyfish certainly seem to be doing well lately. Will global warming turn earth into Jellyfish Planet? Or can genetically modified aluminized jellyfish increase the oceanic albedo enough to limit the greenhouse effect?

[TechBear_Seattle]

1. "Generally thought to be a warm-water species"

The problem is the planet's oceans are heating up. Areas that were once considered "warm-water" are now "hot-water." Areas that were once classed as "cool-water" have become "warm-water", and so on. Animals are migrating to where they are comfortable and can find food. Before too long, Earth's tropical oceans will become depopulated until the remain critters can adapt. "Cold-water" animals will likely die off when there is no more cold water on the planet.