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Bioluminescent Sea Sparkle (Noctiluca scintillans) — Sechels The glow is caused by bioluminescent plankton, more commonly known as sea sparkle. Biolumenesent Beach, Bioluminescence Water, Bioluminescence Beach, Bioluminescent Algae, Bioluminescent Plankton, Sea Sparkle, Star Sea, Bioluminescent Bay, Calm Sea

People are always asking me to name my favorite: country, city, beach, etc. Over the course of my travels the last 15 or so years i have seen quite a few interesting things. But by far one of the most unique experiences took place during the two years we were living in Hyderabad, India, whe

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Yellena James, Schools Of Fish, Ocean Images, Sea Of Stars, Sparks Fly, Late At Night, Pitch Black, Charles Darwin, Aesthetic Images

Words by Christine VanDyk Late at night, when the air is thick and darkness covers you like a blanket, tiny sparkles appear on the water. Out of the pitch black, schools of fish trace ribbons of light across the surface. Charles Darwin first noticed the strange occurrence in 1832 when the wake of his boat trailed a path of milky white through the ocean. In his journals he described how the mystical water gave off sparks when captured in a bottle. This light fantastic is bioluminescence, a…

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