Jellyfish

General Information

North Sea

Baltic Sea

Clyde Marine Region

Adriatic Sea

Eastern Mediterranean Sea

Jellyfish

Layer Info
Category	Ecology
Sub-category	Other

Description

Jellyfish are made of an umbrella-shaped main body made of mesoglea, known as the bell, and a collection of trailing tentacles on the underside. Via pulsating contractions, the bell can provide propulsion for locomotion through open water. The tentacles are armed with stinging cells and may be used to capture prey or to defend against predators (Wikipedia, n/d/).

Jellyfish are found all over the world, from surface waters to the deep sea. Large, often colorful, jellyfish are common in coastal zones worldwide (Wikipedia, n/d/).

Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jellyfish

Not applicable. This layer is not available in the MSP Challenge North Sea Edition.

Not applicable. This layer is not available in the MSP Challenge Baltic Sea Edition.

Not applicable. This layer is not available in the MSP Challenge Clyde Marine Region Edition.

Not applicable. This layer is not available in the MSP Challenge Adriatic Sea Edition.

In the Eastern Mediterranea Sea the Jellyfish and the Salp are reported together in the EwE model.

These species are not caught by any fishing fleets in the EwE model.

Types

• Very Low Density
• Low Density
• Medium Density
• High Density
• Very High Density

Metadata

Data Source

Jellyfish is a month-by-month, computer generated data layer following calculations made by the ecosystem simulation (EwE). The simplified EwE Eastern Mediterranean model was adjusted for use in the MSP Challenge by Eyal Ofir.

For more information on how Ecopath-with-Ecosim (EwE) works, please visit our Wiki page or visit the official EwE website at https://ecopath.org.