Magnificent Blue Glow of Hong Kong Seas also Disturbing

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Eerie fluorescent blue patches of water glimmering off Hong Kong’s seashore are magnificent, disturbing and potentially toxic, marine biologists say…

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Bioluminescence: Explanation for Glowing Waves Suggested, Science Daily (10-22-2011)
It has long been known that distinctive blue flashes, a type of bioluminescence, that are visible at night in some marine environments are caused by tiny, unicellular plankton known as dinoflagellates. However, a new study has, for the first time, detailed the potential mechanism for this bioluminescence…

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