Moon jellyfish can sting people and clog machinery, but Florida sea turtles love them

Max Chesnes

If you've walked along a beach or a dock recently, chances are you've seen a moon jellyfish pulsing through the water or washed up on a shoreline. 

The animals, named for their circular shape that resembles a full moon, are appearing by the hundreds in Treasure Coast waters lately.  

Harmful algal blooms found at 2 South Lake Tahoe beaches (sfchronicle.com) 

Jessica Flores 

In Lake Tahoe, more algal blooms have appeared in recent years due to climate change warming the lake. ... California’s Water Quality Monitoring Council maintains a web portal where people can report harmful ... 

Pacific leatherback sea turtle now protected by the California Endangered Species Act (sfchronicle.com) 

Tara Duggan

The state Fish and Game Commission approved the listing Thursday to protect the approximately 55 Pacific leatherback sea turtles that feed on jellyfish along the California coast from summer to fall. ... When ... 

Did algae bloom kill family hiking in Mariposa County? Authorities checking all possibilities in mysterious deaths (sfchronicle.com) 

Matthias Gafni 

HITES COVE, Mariposa County — Authorities are considering whether a dangerous algae bloom may have killed a young family whose bodies were found here on a hiking trail this week, and friends and investigators ... 

Toxic algae bloom at 'dangerous' level in Lake County (sfchronicle.com) 

Annie Vainshtein 

The Lake County Department of Public Health is urging boaters and recreational users to avoid contact with water in Lake County due to a recent bloom of cyanobacteria, or blue-green ...