Lucas explained that the flourishing algae blooms are a rust color during the day, and even though the bioluminescence emitted is blue, it all due to the red tide. "They do really like warm ...

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 ...

That’s according to San Diego photographer Vishwas Lokesh who captured some footage of this week’s bioluminescence near Scripps Pier. Red tides typically last for several weeks, though major ...

San Diego has had its share of bioluminescent events in the last few years, most notably in spring 2020 when a red tide released a potent stench that hung around for months. Despite the smell ...

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Besides the bioluminescence, red tides are associated with a slew of other impacts, mostly to other marine life. A study published last month by Scripps examined this very issue during a historic ...

Red tides are being spotted off the coast of San Diego, which means glowing bioluminescent waves may be coming back. The first sign of a red tide is noticeable discoloration in the water.

“So you get a red tide in the daytime and blue tide in the nighttime,” said Haddock. Can I swim or kayak in bioluminescent waters caused by a dinoflagellate red tide? A red tide of dinoflagellates is ...

A bioluminescent red tide off the coast of La Jolla Thursday morning was caught on tape by Scripps scientists as dolphins played in the neon blue surf. UC San Diego photographer Erik Jepsen took ...

According to UCSD, although the number of the bioluminescent algae is huge, how long the current red tide will last is anybody’s guess. Previous events have lasted anywhere from several days to ...