{"id":14082,"date":"2022-08-02T12:54:43","date_gmt":"2022-08-02T10:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/non-classifiee\/the-proliferation-of-jellyfish-in-the-oceans-is-a-symptom-of-their-degradation\/"},"modified":"2024-03-28T15:51:25","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T14:51:25","slug":"the-proliferation-of-jellyfish-in-the-oceans-is-a-symptom-of-their-degradation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/news-from-the-front\/the-proliferation-of-jellyfish-in-the-oceans-is-a-symptom-of-their-degradation\/","title":{"rendered":"The proliferation of jellyfish in the oceans is a symptom of their degradation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"tatsu-rJwJCuUa9 tatsu-section  tatsu-fullscreen tatsu-bg-overlay   tatsu-clearfix\" data-title=\"\"  data-headerscheme=\"background--dark\"><div class=\"tatsu-fullscreen-wrap\"><div class='tatsu-section-pad clearfix' data-padding='{\"d\":\"0px 0% 90px 0%\"}' data-padding-top='0px'><div class=\"tatsu-row-wrap  tatsu-wrap tatsu-row-one-col tatsu-row-has-one-cols tatsu-medium-gutter tatsu-reg-cols  tatsu-clearfix tatsu-SkxP1CdIac\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-row \" ><div  class=\"tatsu-column  tatsu-column-no-bg tatsu-one-col tatsu-column-image-none tatsu-column-effect-none  tatsu-HJZw1CuU6c\"  data-parallax-speed=\"0\" style=\"\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-inner \" ><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad-wrap\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-inline-text clearfix tatsu-Hk7vJAuIac   \" ><style>.tatsu-Hk7vJAuIac .tatsu-inline-text-inner{width: 100%;text-align: left;}.tatsu-Hk7vJAuIac.tatsu-inline-text{margin: 0px 0px 50px 0px;}<\/style><div class=\"tatsu-inline-text-inner tatsu-align-center\">\n<p><strong><span class=\"swatch-white\">Ocean degradation is caused by a number of human activities, and jellyfish outbreaks are also a consequence.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;-Industrial fishing favors a higher survival rate, since the fish caught feed on young jellyfish, and also leaves more food for these gelatinous organisms.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><strong><span class=\"swatch-white\">-Anthropization of the land also contributes to their proliferation: the more we build in the water, the more support they have to settle and reproduce.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&#8211;<\/span><\/strong><strong><span class=\"swatch-white\">The presence of agricultural fertilizers in the natural environment produces an additional food source. Most marine organisms suffer from excess nutrients in the water. In fact, they can cause <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Efflorescence_algale\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">algal blooms<\/a>, which require a lot of oxygen to be broken down by bacteria. But here again, the exceptional plasticity of jellyfish allows them to get away with it.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3><span class=\"swatch-white\">&#8220;<small><br \/>\n  &nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/small>If we don&#8217;t do anything, there could be jellyfish everywhere decades from now<small><br \/>\n  &nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/small>&#8220;<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"swatch-white\">confirms researcher Delphine Thibault.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3><span class=\"swatch-white\">but &#8220;<small><br \/>\n  &nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/small>we have the means to change things<small><br \/>\n  &nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/small>&#8220;<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-normal-button tatsu-button-wrap align-block block-center  tatsu-B1EvyAdI6q   \"><a class=\"tatsu-shortcode mediumbtn tatsu-button left-icon circular   bg-animation-none  \" href=\"https:\/\/reporterre.net\/Les-meduses-envahissent-les-oceans-malades\" style=\"\" aria-label=\"Reporterre (FR)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reporterre (FR)<\/a><style>.tatsu-B1EvyAdI6q .tatsu-button{background-color: rgba(255,255,255,1);color: #673AB7 ;border-width: 1px;border-color: #673AB7; }.tatsu-B1EvyAdI6q .tatsu-button:hover{background-color: rgba(0,0,0,1);color: rgba(255,255,255,1) ;}<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-row > .tatsu-HJZw1CuU6c.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}.tatsu-HJZw1CuU6c.tatsu-column > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-column-overlay{mix-blend-mode: none;}.tatsu-HJZw1CuU6c > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-HJZw1CuU6c > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-HJZw1CuU6c > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-left-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-HJZw1CuU6c > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-right-divider{z-index: 9999;}<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-section-background-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-section-background\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-overlay tatsu-section-overlay\"><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-rJwJCuUa9.tatsu-section{background-color: rgba(0,0,0,1);}.tatsu-rJwJCuUa9 .tatsu-section-background{background-image: url(https:\/\/lameche.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Prolife\u0301ration-Me\u0301duses-Oce\u0301ans-Re\u0301chauffement-Climatique.jpg);background-repeat: no-repeat;background-attachment: scroll;background-position: center center;background-size: cover;}.tatsu-rJwJCuUa9 .tatsu-bg-blur{background-repeat: no-repeat;background-attachment: scroll;background-position: center center;background-size: cover;}.tatsu-rJwJCuUa9 .tatsu-section-pad{padding: 0px 0% 90px 0%;}.tatsu-rJwJCuUa9 > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-rJwJCuUa9 > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-rJwJCuUa9 .tatsu-section-overlay{background: rgba(0,0,0,0.46);mix-blend-mode: normal;}.tatsu-rJwJCuUa9 .tatsu-fullscreen-wrap{align-items: center;}<\/style><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The proliferation of jellyfish, which appeared on Earth before trees 650 million years ago, is not a new phenomenon, but according to aquarist \u00c9tienne Bourgouin, &#8220;today, species are proliferating in places where this was not the case a few years ago&#8221;. Like the cannonball jellyfish that disrupted the local economy in the Gulf of Mexico by eating all the shrimp.<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/news-from-the-front\/the-proliferation-of-jellyfish-in-the-oceans-is-a-symptom-of-their-degradation\/\" class=\"exp-read-more exp-read-more-underlined\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":12391,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14082","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-from-the-front"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14082","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14082"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14082\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14110,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14082\/revisions\/14110"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12391"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14082"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14082"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14082"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}