Welcome! The giant ocean sunfishes, family Molidae, are some of Earth’s most fascinating yet mysterious creatures. These jelly-eating giants hold the record for being the world’s heaviest bony fish and occupy a unique place in the open ocean web of life. This site is dedicated to consolidating our current state of knowledge and announcing our latest research discoveries and those of others as they become available. Be sure to check out the research section and if you have recently published something on mola or produced a film with mola in it please, do let us know--we’d love to add this information to the site. We are also excited to share a new feature that involves you! If you are certain you have seen a mola, please add your sighting to our growing database by clicking here.

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The biology and ecology of the ocean sunfish Mola mola: a review of current knowledge and future researchperspectives

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Mola die-off in Monterey Bay (Fall 2009)

In October 2009, citizen scientists, beachcombers and divers reported a peak in the number of finless, eyeless Mola mola carcasses washing up on the beaches of Monterey Bay.

http://www.sanctuarysimon.org/monterey/
sections/other/sporadic_moladieoff.php