The Time In 2014 A Box Jellyfish Was Spotted In New Jersey

As I was scrolling this weekend, I came across a story about the feared box jellyfish, and it made me wonder, have we ever had to deal with them at the Jersey Shore?

Have Box Jellyfish Ever Been Spotted At The Jersey Shore?

If you frequent the waters of the Jersey Shore, you know that jellyfish can be a big problem some years.

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The jellyfish that are most common in our state include Bay Nettles (summer), Clinging Jellyfish (rarely, but occasionally in the bays), Moon Jelly (transparent), Lion's Mane (in the ocean during colder temperatures, and Mauve (occasionally seen, pink and purple).

But the question today is about the box jellyfish. It is one of the most dangerous jellyfish in the world.

Box Jellyfish Are Not Common To Our Waters

Before you panic about them, you should know that they are generally found in the waters off Australia and in the Indo-Pacific region, according to NOAA, but if you think they have never been spotted near here, think again.

We went back in the records, and a little over a decade ago, a box jellyfish sighting did happen in the waters of the Jersey Shore.

According to USA Today, in the fall of 2014, a box jellyfish sighting occurred in Ocean County.

It was spotted in the Point Pleasant Beach/Manasquan area all those years ago, and we should mention, this type of box jellyfish was not the one famous for being the world's most venomous marine mammal.

That honor belongs to the Australian Box Jellyfish, according to the NOAA.