In this interview with Laura Walsh of San Diego’s Surfrider Foundation I talk about the massive Red Tide occurring on the coast of San Diego. What is a Red Tide? Why is it here? and why does it make the ocean glow neon blue at night with bioluminescence?!

Click the link to watch the Q&A video and read more:

What You Need to Know About San Diego’s Red Tide

A big thanks to Laura and Shayna Brody for filming, interviewing, and capturing some stunning images of the Ocean’s magic show.

Laura Walsh entering the blue glow – photo by Shayna Brody
Red Tide by day. Individual phytoplankton are reddish brown in color. When they grow in large numbers and “bloom” it turns the ocean reddish brown.
Red Tide washing up on the beach. This tide is non-toxic, unlike other Red Tides around the world. Video by Allison Cusick at Windansea
When the waves break, this agitates the phytoplankton. Within each individual phytoplankton cell, a flash of blue light is created through the chemical reaction between Luciferin and Luciferase. Multiply this bioluminescence by millions and millions of cells, and you get glowing waves! Photo by Allison Cusick
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