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Pictured: These stunning photos show a huge bloom of a rare plankton that has appeared off the south west coast to send mackerel into a feeding frenzy.<br />
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The abundance of salps - tiny marine invertabrites that use 'jet propulsion' to pump water through their body - extend for about 100 miles from Plymouth, Devon, to Portheras Cove in north Cornwall.<br />
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The carpet of salps can be seen just below the surface of the sea.<br />
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They have also been spotted by puzzled fishermen who have found their lobster and crab pots covered in them when they bring them up.