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A diver swims near a school of giant jellyfish each nearly 1 meter in diameter in the Sea of Japan off the town of Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, on Oct. 31, 2009.
Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009

Open quoteWhen you pull in the nets and see jellyfish, you get depressed.Close quote

  • TAIICHIRO HAMANO,
  • 67, a Japanese fisherman, on the increasing number of jellyfish off Japan that are killing fish and threatening livelihoods; some scientists believe the expanding range of jellyfish is evidence of warming oceans
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