Has anyone seen these giant brown jellyfish in the seaway lately?
I saw about 10 today coming in the seaway and they are HUGE!
I stopped over one which was getting close to 1m in diameter! They look pretty solid too. You will know about it if you hit one on a slalom board.
Ive never seen anything like them in 20 years on the goldy.
They seem to have a turtle shell pattern on the top. This is a similar photo...

I've seen them up Caloundra way. I don't know anything about them.

Those! they're the Pacific Turtle Back Brown Blubber, otherwise know as the PT3B

Maybe these (starting to invade many parts of the world)

They look a lot more solid than the spotted ones above. Maybe 1m diameter is a bit over exaggerated but you wouldn't get much change if you put one in 44 gallon drum.

i couldn't find much info on the PT3B?

Maybe these

We used to cal those "snotties".

We don't see them up north, the crocs have em for breakfast.

Wow that's scary! ...Adam, I'm talking about.

ive seen them only at wello so far, but they are big

There's a BD opportunity for a fin company, a jelly fin, sharp as a razor

I have seen a few in the river at Yamba. They are huge!

Lions mane jelly, have seen em in bay but not while sailing, be a rather large bump if hit. Biggest one ive seen cruised under boat for a bit was probably 4ft across.

australianmuseum.net.au/learn/animals/jellyfish/lions-mane-jellyfish/

Got stung by oneof those brown jellies while surfing at Coolum 2 weeks ago..the sting was just like an itch but the marks are only just fading after 2weeks....1st time id ever seen them

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kpb said..
Got stung by oneof those brown jellies while surfing at Coolum 2 weeks ago..the sting was just like an itch but the marks are only just fading after 2weeks....1st time id ever seen them

finally a man adressing the questions everyone really has here.

a) deadly?
b) painful?
c) itching?
d) how long?