For the first time, the presence of predatory comb jelly
Beroe ovata
on the Iranian coast of the Caspian Sea in the Royan region of Mazandaran province was observed and sampled by experts of the Caspian Sea Ecology Research Center.This new non - native animal, however, cannot yet be definitively stated how and when it came into the Caspian Sea. Therefore, given the potential impacts of the presence of predatory comb jelly
Beroe ovata
on the Caspian Sea ecosystem, the programs that should be implemented by the researchers will be continuous ecological monitoring of the area, examination of its entry and distribution, assessment of possible effects and positive and negative consequences of the presence of predatory comb jelly
Beroe ovata
in the Caspian Sea.