Stranding of blue button jelly Porpita porpita on the beaches of Visakhapatnam, India (Western Bay of Bengal)

Porpita porpita occurs in the tropical and sub-tropical waters of Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Oceans, mass numbers stranded colonies seem to be increasing. Although its presence is minimal, this first record ever made P. Visakhapatnam coastal waters. The present study provided a detailed description species global distribution. Further, perceived increase gelatinous zooplankton blooms observed area indicates that jellyfish can negatively affect fisheries because they compete with zooplanktivorous fish, prey upon fish eggs larvae, indirectly higher trophic levels by reducing plankton available planktivores. Conversely, jellyfishes also play vital role regulating marine food webs, spatio-temporal dynamics, biomass, which has been generally neglected so far.