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Dr. Paul Bologna said these gelatinous animals are commonly found across the Jersey Shore during the warmer months.

Jellyfish are about 95% water and are simple creatures, lacking a heart, brain and blood, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Yet these animals are successful predators, feeding on sea creatures like plankton, small crustaceans, fish eggs and larvae, Bologna said. As jellyfish get larger, they will consume common bait fish and full-sized fish, he said.

Jellyfish “could be really devastating to fisheries around the world,” said Bologna. “Where you get these big plumes of these guys coming through, they can really knock back fish populations.”

Just because they’re small doesn’t mean they still don’t a big sting, they can leave you in the hospital for a few days

I think that [Superstorm] Sandy really brought the issue to a head. With the number of homes that also were damaged, and vehicles, and everything else that came along with it, peoples鈥� boats were just lower on the priority