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'Seemingly out of nowhere, patches of Tasmania's south-east coastline have
become streaked with red trails.
The region is a hotspot for
Noctiluca scintillans — a type of bioluminescent
algae that appears red in the day and glows an extraordinary blue at night —
which is experiencing its biggest "bloom" in almost a decade.
It's a beautiful natural occurrence, but biologist and jellyfish expert Dr
Lisa-ann Gershwin says it is also an environmental red flag.
"At night, you just get these fabulous displays of the bioluminescence that
take your breath away. They're so beautiful," Dr Gershwin said.
"But it's also a visible indicator that something is wrong.
"And interestingly, they are a driver of things to go even worse."'
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
