Ocean waves at Blacks Beach glow with bioluminescence at night during a red tide event in La Jolla, California.
La Jolla, CA. April 26, 2020. At night, ocean waves glow with bioluminescence during a red tide event at Blacks Beach. The blue phosphorescence light is caused when marine eukaryotes called dinoflagellates are disturbed by breaking waves.
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Location: Blacks Beach, La Jolla, California
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