Seasonal and interannual variations in the abundance of jellyfish in a southern coastal waters of Iyo-Nada, Japan: Influence of cyclonic gyre transport

Abstract

Abstract:The longterm data on daily abundance of jellyfish (mostly Aurelia aurita) trapped in the intake gates of the Ikata Nuclear Power Plant on the south coast of the central part of Iyo-Nada in the Seto Inland Sea, Japan was examined for a 14-year period