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Jellyfish surprise: New Zealand chef stirs debate with menu of imported stingers

Jacob Brown would like to expand his menu to include possums, wasps, ants and wild Canadian geese
A New Zealand restaurant has to import jellyfish for popular dishes, despite an abundance in local waters. Photograph: bm4221/Getty Images/iStockphoto

An environmentally minded New Zealand chef is selling hundreds of plates of imported jellyfish a month after becoming frustrated that the seafood is being wasted in his homeland.

Mass jellyfish landings are an increasingly common occurrence in, with scientists saying warming sea temperatures, a decline in traditional predators such as tuna and nutrient-rich oceans are contributing to the blooms.

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