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There was news about a massive salp population explosion in California last summer:
http://science.kqed.org/quest/2012/0...atinous-salps/
http://www.pgecurrents.com/2012/04/2...alp-migration/
Odd creature showing up on Washington?s coast?King 5
Posted on February 15, 2013 by Al B.
"It started with a few sightings here and there. Now a strange sea creature, a salp, is showing up on beaches and in crab pots up and down the Washington Coast, raising curiosity and concerns. Marine expert Alan Rammer said he?s received several calls from people asking what they are. He told us they are members of the tunicate family called ?salps? and are a harmless visitor from the South. Gary Chittim reports." http://www.king5.com/news/local/Odd-...191283061.html
Posted on February 15, 2013 by Al B.
"It started with a few sightings here and there. Now a strange sea creature, a salp, is showing up on beaches and in crab pots up and down the Washington Coast, raising curiosity and concerns. Marine expert Alan Rammer said he?s received several calls from people asking what they are. He told us they are members of the tunicate family called ?salps? and are a harmless visitor from the South. Gary Chittim reports." http://www.king5.com/news/local/Odd-...191283061.html
http://science.kqed.org/quest/2012/0...atinous-salps/
Ocean Overrun With Gentle Gelatinous Salps
Danna Staaf Post on Jul 03, 2012 by Danna Staaf from QUEST Northern California
What looks like a jellyfish but is closely related to humans? The answer is an oceanic animal called a salp, and right now the waters off California are teeming with unprecedented numbers of these creatures.
Salps are essentially transparent jet-propelled tubes. Their life cycle alternates between solitary swimmers, each smaller than your hand, and aggregated colonies that can grow longer than a bus....
Danna Staaf Post on Jul 03, 2012 by Danna Staaf from QUEST Northern California
What looks like a jellyfish but is closely related to humans? The answer is an oceanic animal called a salp, and right now the waters off California are teeming with unprecedented numbers of these creatures.
Salps are essentially transparent jet-propelled tubes. Their life cycle alternates between solitary swimmers, each smaller than your hand, and aggregated colonies that can grow longer than a bus....
Posted on April 27, 2012
San Luis Obispo County: Diablo Canyon Powers Down after Sea Salp Migration
AVILA BEACH ? PG&E has powered down Unit 2 at its Diablo Canyon Power Plant after a migration of small jellyfish-like creatures known as sea salps.
As reported by the San Luis Obispo Tribune, southerly winds began blowing the salps into the plant?s cooling water intake cove on Tuesday. Plant operators noticed differences in water pressure at the intake structure, which meant the salps were beginning to clog the rolling screens in front of the intake....
San Luis Obispo County: Diablo Canyon Powers Down after Sea Salp Migration
AVILA BEACH ? PG&E has powered down Unit 2 at its Diablo Canyon Power Plant after a migration of small jellyfish-like creatures known as sea salps.
As reported by the San Luis Obispo Tribune, southerly winds began blowing the salps into the plant?s cooling water intake cove on Tuesday. Plant operators noticed differences in water pressure at the intake structure, which meant the salps were beginning to clog the rolling screens in front of the intake....
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