Alien egg sacks ? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Saba Slayer · 03-03-2021, 11:57 AM

What the heck are these alien looking egg sacks...?

These 4 tubes with a sort of egg like sphere in each one were floating about as I was Rockfishing yesterday...can anyone identify them ?
They were about a foot long and almost seemed to be kind of swimming along...

GregAndrew · 03-03-2021, 03:04 PM

Probably a species of Salp

tak100 · 03-03-2021, 04:01 PM

Second that opinion. Google Salp images, I couldn't get it to paste into this reply.

Usually they are more than two, they can form long chains and vary in size from grapes to the size of you palm.

JohnMckroidJr · 03-03-2021, 04:42 PM

Does look like some kind of Salp.....Salp.jpg

https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature...ological-role/

Hunters Pa · 03-04-2021, 06:21 AM

porpoise condoms

katchfish · 03-04-2021, 06:54 AM

I've been seeing salps, moon jellyfish and purple-striped jellyfish recently at La Jolla.

Hopefully a sign of a flourishing ecosystem!

Saba Slayer · 03-04-2021, 08:41 AM

A salp (plural salps) or salpa (plural salpae or salpas[1]) is a barrel-shaped, planktic tunicate. It moves by contracting, thereby pumping water through its gelatinous body, one of the most efficient examples of jet propulsion in the animal kingdom.[2] The salp strains the pumped water through its internal feeding filters, feeding on phytoplankton.

Lots of jelly fish around here too...

JohnMckroidJr · 03-04-2021, 10:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by katchfish

I've been seeing salps, moon jellyfish and purple-striped jellyfish recently at La Jolla.

Hopefully a sign of a flourishing ecosystem!

Salps reportedly can quickly generate massive populations that consume microscopic marine plants called diatoms. In some years, salp swarms may replace krill, which also eat diatoms. But while krill provide a rich, critical
food source, salps provide little nutrition.

eat the same

katchfish · 03-04-2021, 02:26 PM

Scientists speculate that global warming may favor salps over krill.

I wonder if the salps killed the penguins at La Jolla?

I haven’t seen one there, for at least 15 years��

03-04-2021, 08:41 AM	#7
Saba Slayer Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Palos Verdes Posts: 1,868	Thanks Guys... A salp (plural salps) or salpa (plural salpae or salpas[1]) is a barrel-shaped, planktic tunicate. It moves by contracting, thereby pumping water through its gelatinous body, one of the most efficient examples of jet propulsion in the animal kingdom.[2] The salp strains the pumped water through its internal feeding filters, feeding on phytoplankton. Lots of jelly fish around here too... __________________ Jim / Saba Slayer

03-03-2021, 03:04 PM	#2
GregAndrew Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,384	Probably a species of Salp

03-03-2021, 04:01 PM	#3
tak100 Recruit Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 153	Second that opinion. Google Salp images, I couldn't get it to paste into this reply. Usually they are more than two, they can form long chains and vary in size from grapes to the size of you palm.

03-03-2021, 04:42 PM	#4
JohnMckroidJr Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Fort Lauderdale Posts: 1,958	Does look like some kind of Salp.....Salp.jpg https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature...ological-role/

03-04-2021, 06:21 AM	#5
Hunters Pa Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Fullerton Posts: 1,361	porpoise condoms

03-04-2021, 06:54 AM	#6
katchfish Paddle for Mahi Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Doing the happy paddle! Posts: 849	I've been seeing salps, moon jellyfish and purple-striped jellyfish recently at La Jolla. Hopefully a sign of a flourishing ecosystem!

03-04-2021, 02:26 PM	#9
katchfish Paddle for Mahi Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Doing the happy paddle! Posts: 849	Scientists speculate that global warming may favor salps over krill. I wonder if the salps killed the penguins at La Jolla? I haven’t seen one there, for at least 15 years��