Simulating Jellyfish Blooms to Protect Coastal Power Stations

Scientists at the University of Bristol are working with the energy industry to develop an ‘early warning tool’ to predict jellyfish blooms that can cause serious problems by clogging the water intakes of coastal power plants. “To achieve this we will be translating previous research using a state-of-the-art marine dispersal modeling system to simulate the transport of jellyfish blooms by ocean currents, incorporating specific biological behaviors of jellyfish.”