According to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, the glowing water in SoCal is caused ... relative to our usual background of 30,000 phytoplankton cells per liter.” There are many other ...

The bioluminescence waves have been reported being seen at multiple in Laguna Beach, Newport Beach, Huntington Beach and Long ...

In late October and early November, many of Southern California’s beaches had bright blue waves. The glow was caused by large ...

"And Noctiluca scintillans, the bioluminescent algae, is actually feeding on those phytoplankton ... way to witness the blue bioluminescent glow was by agitating the still water at night ...

Field sampling and in situ nutrient enrichment bioassays were conducted to determine seasonal patterns of nutrient limitation and nutrient thresholds for phytoplankton growth. The TN: TP and TDN: TDP ...

The two most prominent types of plankton in the ocean are zooplankton, which are tiny animal organisms, and phytoplankton, which are plantlike. (Other forms of plankton include bacterial and fungal.