May 20, 2015 — With Memorial Day weekend fast approaching, The Weather Channel is warning about this specific breed of jellyfish. National Geographic says Box Jellyfish produce a venom considered to be “among the most deadly in the world.”
The jellyfish was spotted off the coast of Point Pleasant last October, according to Point Pleasant First Aid and Emergency Squad Captain Jerry Meany. Meany posted video of them on the Barnegat Bay Island, NJ Facebook page, but they have not been seen since. “Being tropical they can’t survive in our Jersey water temps,” explains Meany. “They seemed to die off when the water chilled.” He says we won’t know until June if they will return.