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Increasing Jellyfish Populations Are a Sign of the Declining Health of Our Oceans

"The explosion of jellyfish populations, scientists say, reflects a combination of severe overfishing of natural predators, like tuna, sharks and swordfish; rising sea temperatures caused in part by global warming; and pollution that has depleted oxygen levels in coastal shallows." - excerpt from this New York Times article.

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