![]() Commonly known as sea sparkles, at night the organisms glow a bright blue when disturbed by swimmers, waves or passing boats. Red Noctiluca scintillans are single-celled organisms found in coastal waters all over the world. Lauren Lipuma, +1 (202) 777-7396 (GMT-4), information for the researchers:Ĭhuanmin Hu, University of South Florida (GMT-4), +1 (727) 553-3987, Qi, Xiamen University, China (GMT+8), Tsai, National Taiwan Ocean University (GMT+8), have, for the first time, used satellites to track the bioluminescent plankton responsible for producing “blue tears” in China’s coastal waters and found the sparkly creatures have become more abundant in recent years. Researchers now have a way to study the sparkly organisms by satellite.Ĭredit: Yu-Xian Yang, Lienchiang county government, Taiwan Blue bioluminescence produced by red Noctiluca scintillans near Taiwan’s Matsu Islands.
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