If you’ve been walking the docks or launching a boat around Port Aransas this past week, chances are you’ve seen one of nature’s most mesmerizing spectacles — thousands of moon jellyfish filling the marinas.

The water has been so clear that it felt like peering into a giant aquarium, with layer upon layer of translucent, pulsing jellies drifting beneath the surface.

Moon jellies are one of the most common jellyfish species along the Texas coast, recognized by their round, saucer-shaped bodies and four distinct horseshoe-shaped gonads visible in the center. While their sting is mild to humans, they play an important role in the marine food web — serving as prey for turtles, fish and even other jellyfish.

This week, the scene was especially lively. Green sea turtles cruised through the ma

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