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The one thing stopping jellyfish from taking over - Mariela Pajuelo & Javier Antonio Quinones

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Over the past two decades, jellyfish have begun to overwhelm our oceans. If things stay on their current trajectory, we could be headed for a future where the entire ocean is thick with jellyfish. So, is there anything that can keep these gelatinous creatures under control? Mariela Pajuelo and Javier Antonio Quinones take a look at the jellyfish’s most ancient predator.

Leatherback sea turtles may consume over ______ metric tons of jellyfish in their whole lifetime.

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Meet The Creators

  • Educator Mariela Pajuelo, Javier Antonio Quinones
  • Director Sinan Göksel, Emre Kanlıoğlu, Studio Big Box
  • Storyboard Artist Güliz Öncü , Ayla Muratoğlu
  • Animator Emre Kanlıoğlu, Burak Gür , Güney Özdamar
  • Art Director Güliz Öncü , Recep Uslu
  • Studio Big Box Producer Sanem Birsel, Ece Cilve
  • Sound Designer Kaan Ceyhan, Magicpost
  • Director of Production Gerta Xhelo
  • Produced by Abdallah Ewis, Anna Bechtol
  • Editorial Director Alex Rosenthal
  • Editorial Producer Dan Kwartler

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