Highlights
- Jellyfish blooms creates significant challenges for sustainable coastal management.
- Blooms are caused by combined influence of environmental and anthropogenic factors.
- Management approaches can significantly reduce the coastal pollution.
- Multidisciplinary approach is necessary for long−term success in mitigating jellyfish blooms.
Abstract
The growing occurrence of coastal jellyfish blooms worldwide creates significant challenges for sustainable coastal management. In recent years, occurrence of the jellyfish bloom has also been reported in the coastal area of Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, which tend to disrupt the ecosystem balance as well as decreases the appeal of the beach. These blooms are shaped by combined influence of environmental and anthropogenic factors including ocean warming, nutrient enrichment, overfishing, destruction of lobster, sea turtle, and other natural predators, and habitat modification, particularly the expansion of coastal infrastructure that facilitate polyp persistence. Therefore, this review synthesizes worldwide patterns of coastal jellyfish blooms, identifies the key drivers of bloom development and recurrence, and analyzes their ecological and socio−economic impacts. Special attention is given to the consequences for fisheries, aquaculture operations, and tourism, as well as to the role of human mediated environments in reinforcing bloom formation. Moreover, management strategies applied across regions are critically reviewed, revealing uneven implementation and limited long−term effectiveness. By bridging scientific evidence with management needs, this review underscores the need for integrated adaptive frameworks to manage jellyfish blooms under ongoing environmental change.
Chakrabarty J., Sairaj I. H. & Zahangir Md. M., 2027. Coastal jellyfish blooms: causes, consequences, and policy frameworks for sustainable management. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 344(part 1): 110334. doi: 10.1016/j.ecss.2026.110334. Article (subscription required).
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