20 Minutes of Bioluminescent Waves + Ocean Sounds from Monterey Bay | Littoral Relaxocean

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In mid-August 2020, the shores of Monterey Bay were illuminated by a bioluminescent plankton bloom that ignited the waves with blue flashes of brilliance from billions of dinoflagellates. Here are 20 minutes of footage of waves breaking with ocean sounds from one night at Del Monte beach recorded by the Aquarium's video team for your #relaxocean needs. May it serve you well a screensaver, or something to study/work/relax/sleep to. (Note: The low-light camera used to record the plankton bloom didn't record sound at the same time, the ocean sounds were recorded separately. The bioluminescent bloom has dissipated as well, so the waves are no longer glowing.) More info about bioluminescence: Bioluminescence—or when living organisms make light—is relatively rare on land—fireflies or glow-in-the-dark mushrooms are some common examples—but it’s a staple in the ocean. Our colleagues @MBARI_News found that over 75% of species they’ve found in the deep sea in our backyard bioluminesce: https://www.mbari.org/new-study-shows-that-three-quarters-of-deep-sea-animals-make-their-own-light/ Bioluminescence has many purposes: Anglerfish use it to attract food in their lure, strawberry squid use it to disguise themselves, lanternfish use it for communication—and many organisms, from worms and shrimp to jellies and dinoflagellates, use it as a defense mechanism! When a dinoflagellate is shaken up, a light-emitting chemical reaction inside the plankter produces a blue flash that startles a wo

Published 2020-09-03 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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