Seemingly out of nowhere, patches of Tasmania's south-east coastline have become streaked with red trails. Tasmania's south-east coast recently experienced blooms of small jelly-like creatures called "salps", caused by an abundance of phytoplankton from agricultural and aquacultural processes, such as fish farms. The program's chief executive Ursula Taylor said it was generally safe to touch and swim in, but that …
It's the most wonderful time of the year, but it's not the festive season that has Tasmanian scientists giddy. Dr Lisa-Ann Gershwin has been studying jellyfish for 32 years and says she has "never seen anything like this before". "Salps can grow up to 10 per cent of their body length per hour," Dr Gershwin said. But Dr Gershwin said …