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July 20th 2009 - Japanese researchers are warning of a potentially disastrous invasion from gigantic Nomura's jellyfish this year. The big blobs weigh up to 450 lbs and span up to 6'7". They could be a big problem for the Japanese fishing industry. The jellyfish reduce the numbers of fish that are caught and destroy expensive nets set up in coastal waters with their weight. Nomura's jellyfish normally live in the Yellow Sea and East China Sea. Warming weather and shifting currents may be the cause of the pending invasion. This year looks like it will be worse than 2005 when a similar onslaught took place. At the peak of the invasion that year, an estimated 300 to 500 million monster jellyfish passed through the Tsushima Strait into the Sea of Japan each day. Here's the full story from PinkTentacle.com