Bright neon-blue ocean currents are being seen off the coast of California in a stunning display of bioluminescence.
The amazing act of nature, where tiny algae glow in the night water so vividly it looks computer-generated, was observed by a Los Angeles photographer who has been following the electric-looking waves for years.
“This was by far … the brightest bioluminescence I’ve ever seen,” water adventurer Patrick Coyne captured an Instagram video of his boat speeding through light water after sunset last week.
Just two days ago, Coyne initially thought it was the best it could be, but his most recent experiences at Marina Del Rey “took it to the next level.”
“Even the smallest movements lit up like I’d never seen before, and they were along the coast.”
What makes the thrill of catching bioluminescent waters even more exciting is that their visibility is historically difficult to predict – as is their duration.
In San Diego, the Scripps Institution of Oceanography — which posted a video of the dolphins streaming through the startling pods — reports that “previous events have lasted anywhere from a week to a month or more.”
They are brought in by what experts call a red tide of swarms of single-celled marine plankton called dinoflagellates.