Preface
A mysterious "large jellyfish" is rampant in Japanese waters, causing the surrounding people to "uneasy".
Some people think that they are knights "sent by God", but who knows that these creatures have such great magical powers.
Not only did it easily overturn a Japanese fishing boat weighing dozens of tons, but it also extended its claws to Japan's nuclear power plants, wantonly destroying the cooling system and causing power to be paralyzed.
Fishing has long been an important pillar of the livelihood of the Japanese people. But the arrival of these jellyfish has put the entire fishing industry at risk of losing their jobs, even from nuclear power plants.
What is the magic of this seemingly harmless creature that can destroy a nation's critical industries so easily?
Could it be that these jellyfish have a bitter enmity against Japan and are vowing to turn it upside down?
1. Overturning Japanese fishing boats and paralyzing nuclear power plants
Japan's small territory and the fact that it faces the sea on all sides make it heavily dependent on marine resources, and the emergence of the "Echizen jellyfish" poses a serious threat to Japan's marine ecology and energy security.
According to research, Japanese fishing boats often catch Echizen jellyfish by accident, and they are not an ordinary jellyfish, they are one of the largest in the world, with a huge size and weight.
The abundant breeding of these jellyfish is a huge problem for Japanese fishermen, who eat almost all living things in the ocean, including marine microorganisms, fish and shrimp, and eggs of large fish.
Surveys have shown that if fishermen "walk" a few fish in the process of fishing, then half of these hard-earned fish will inevitably be eaten.
Fish that are not eaten often do not survive, and even if they escape the "catastrophe" of being eaten, if they are touched by jellyfish tentacles, they will be stung or even killed.
Although this is the survival law of marine life in nature, this "devilish" jellyfish dares to "poison human resources".
In 2006, Japan's nuclear power plants received a group of "uninvited guests" who blocked the cooling system so tightly that they had to shut down and go on strike.
If the cooling system does not work under normal conditions, once the nuclear power plant lacks the role of cooling, the body will be unable to drop the temperature, which will not cause an explosion, and the consequences are unimaginable.
This type of jellyfish can not only destroy machines, but also pose a major threat to human life and health. So how to clean them up is also a headache!
In order not to be harmed, workers must wear "special protective clothing" when working again, but despite the protection, they will always face dangerous situations during the operation.
It is said that during the operation of cleaning up jellyfish, the Japanese had "broken" nine workers into it, and all of them were stung by jellyfish and eventually died.
Who would have thought that even if these jellyfish die, they will desperately "leave offspring", and a grown jellyfish can "give birth" to billions of eggs in one round.
Such "Xi" is really "unbeatable"! If the corpses of jellyfish are released back into the ocean, it will not be in their "arms" and the entire ocean will become a breeding ground for jellyfish.
2. Is the Echizen jellyfish flood a natural cause or is it self-inflicted by the Japanese?
Global warming is causing the temperature in the ocean to rise, and the temperature of the sea provides a warm environment for jellyfish to thrive, but this cannot be blamed entirely on nature.
The flood of jellyfish has caused the oceans and human beings to suffer one after another, but what is the reason for the current situation? Although this jellyfish is a creature bred by nature, it is inseparable from the actions of human beings.
As the pace of the times continues to accelerate, factories of various industries and agriculture have "sprung up", and it is natural that many factories will be established in developed countries such as Japan, and this is one of the reasons for this.
As more and more factories come out, they produce an endless stream of industrial pollutants, and all the wastewater that has nowhere to be discharged can only flow into the ocean, and over time, the ecosystem in the ocean is also unbalanced.
However, the Japanese are greedy for economic profits, and a large amount of industrial wastewater is wantonly discharged into the ocean, endangering the safety of marine life, and does not pay any attention to the natural environment.
This discharges not only toxic wastewater, but also excess nutrients, which provide a large amount of "nutrients" for the breeding jellyfish, allowing them to reproduce at a rate that does not decrease but increases.
Even if the human factor increases the ability to reproduce, it is also the human cause that makes them "act wantonly" in the sea. As economic conditions get better and better, human beings not only love to eat "running on the ground"; "I don't let it go."
All the creatures that can kill jellyfish have entered the stomach of humans, and it is the large-scale fishing of humans that indirectly leads to the crazy growth of jellyfish.
However, in the Fukushima nuclear power plant leakage, the wastewater flowing into the ocean contained a large amount of heavy metals and harmful substances, which were a major cause of threats to the ecological balance of the ocean.
However, these jellyfish are able to coexist with this pollutant, so they have the best living conditions in the waters of Japan.
With their large size and the number of eggs, they pose a serious threat to the competitiveness of other marine life.
In order to solve this problem, in addition to paying attention to the effects of climate change, effective environmental protection measures are also crucial.
Reducing emissions from industrial pollution and restricting fishing activities to restore biodiversity are key measures to mitigate the flooding of Echizen jellyfish.
3. How scary is the "Echizen Jellyfish"?
This jellyfish, which "harasses" the Japanese, is one of the giant creatures of the sea and is known for its huge umbrella diameter and weight. According to archaeologists, the origin of the Echizen jellyfish dates back to 600 million years ago and is full of mystery and peculiar history.
They feed on meat, and in order to catch their "prey", they have hundreds of tentacles, each of which has its own "stinging needle".
Don't underestimate the needles on this tentacle, each of these needles has toxins in them, and once pricked by it, they will instantly lose their ability to resist.
Not only do they carry hundreds of "sharp weapons" on their bodies, but they even have a mouth on each of their tentacles. These mouths add up to hundreds.
At the end of the day, they can easily swallow large amounts of seawater and plankton, and gradually their reputation in the ocean is also "powerful".
For the long-term development of the seaside people, fishermen can only find ways to deal with the threat of these jellyfish. In the beginning, in order to prevent the dead jellyfish from ovulating, they chopped it all up and threw it into the ocean, but the results were not satisfactory.
Later, some experts thought of using the "underwater power grid" to wipe out the jellyfish, but after all, this requires a lot of investment, but everyone doesn't want to waste money, so this plan can only be abandoned.
Experienced marine ecologists believe that although these jellyfish cause serious problems to local fisheries, they have survived for several years in their natural state and play an important role in marine ecosystems.
As an ancient creature, their way of survival also follows the survival rules of the marine life chain. Without them, it would also affect the imbalance of the entire food chain.
In the face of one of the world's largest jellyfish, humanity needs to find a solution to the conflict in the fishing industry. A variety of factors need to be carefully weighed, both in terms of protecting the sustainable use of fishery resources and in protecting the balance of the entire marine ecosystem.
The author thinks
The "invasion" of Japan by natural organisms has not only posed a great threat to the fishing industry, but also aroused people's attention to the protection of the marine environment.
But behind this seemingly accidental natural phenomenon lies the consequences of human activities on the marine environment.
Although many netizens in the mainland think that "the jellyfish's approach is really happy!", this is not the fundamental way to solve the problem.
We should learn from this and re-examine and strengthen the protection of marine ecosystems. Only by fundamentally improving the quality of the marine environment can we avoid the recurrence of similar jellyfish floods.