Bioluminescence has been such a draw for locals that even the Scripps Institution of Oceanography -- the experts on all things sea, including the red tides that create these spectacular sights ...

As most San Diegans probably know, bioluminescence is connected to an plankton bloom in the water known as a “red tide.” The timing of these blooms have historically been quite unpredictable ...

Bioluminescent waves glow off the California coast. The phenomenon is associated with a red tide, or ... [+] an algae bloom, filled with dinoflagellates which react with bioluminescence when ...

Many are posted on TikTok with the hashtag California Bioluminescence 2024 ... the day - they're relatives of the illness-inducing red tides that Floridians and Californians alike are familiar ...

Bioluminescent light shows are not uncommon globally, but the last red tide in San Diego was in 2013 - and it's no less beautiful each time they grace the oceans. "It's pretty incredible to see ...

Not all red tide algae blooms are bioluminescent, nor are they all innocuous, she said. Last summer, for example, a red tide bloom released a neurotoxin called domoic acid that sickened sea lions ...