Freshwater Jellyfish

[wetman]

So have any other lake ontario/st. lawrence divers seen these? I've never heard of these before so maybe they're quite rare in that area. Aquatec, can you your picture here? They are very nice looking little things. I hope we run accross more of them.

steve

 

[JDostal]

Red Granite Quarry, in Wisconsin, has been known to have freshwater jellies. I have never seen them, but they have been described to me by my instructor as small and translucent.

I've always wanted to see them - it would be one of the more interesting things to see in the quarry besides your hand in front of your face

 

[Johndog]

This year I have seen them at both Diveland Park in Glencoe, AL and at Rock Divers Quarry in Huntsville, AL. This was the first time I had seen them in Huntsville; but I have seen them several times before at Diveland.

 

[herman]

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Is this the same NC Quarry that's in Dive Training Magazine this month? They mention the FW Jellies,

Not sure, which quarry was in DTM this month? I saw them in Blue Stone Quarry

 

[SDAnderson]

The freshwater jellyfish or medusa. Cute little critters, widely distributed around the world. They're semi-rare, but if you see one you're going to see a lot of them.

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Steven

 

[Jarhead]

herman once bubbled...
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Not sure, which quarry was in DTM this month? I saw them in Blue Stone Quarry

That's the place.

Jarhead

 

[TCDiver1]

Wow, 25 years of fresh water diving & i've never seen anything like this. We don't dive in quarries much, is that where they are mainly found? Are they found in the great lakes & inland lakes?

 

[wetman]

It was in lake ontario that i saw it (north side). My cousin also didnt believe me til i showed him the websites and hes been diving for 15 years in the same area.

steve