"When the phytoplankton are agitated by waves or other movement in the water, they emit a dazzling neon blue glow at night." Dinoflagellates use #bioluminescence as a predator avoidance behavior.

Beachgoers spotted bright blue, glowing waves in Southern California’s coastline this week. The bioluminescence waves, which turn the ocean red during the day and glow neon blue night ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — The allure of bioluminescence — a phenomenon that turns the waves a glowing neon blue — has captivated people all along the Southern California coast from time to time.

A group in Newport Beach was treated to an aquatic festival of lights as they witnessed dolphins swimming through glowing blue waves ... "After 10 or 11 o’clock is typically the best, but ...

Dude, my surf is glowing ... the neon tides Monday night at Torrey Pines, the station reported. "It kind of looked like the color of a light saber," said Bay. "It really was a bright blue color ...

The allure of bioluminescence — a phenomenon that turns ocean waves a glowing neon blue — captivates people all along the Southern California coast from time to time. Early Thursday morning ...

neon blue the past few days, turning the water’s surface into a scene that looks out of this world. Photographers have flocked to the glowing waters to witness the bioluminescent phenomenon ...

you may able to catch crashing ocean waves that reveal millions of glowing neon blue sparkles. It’s magical, looking like the ocean is sprinkled with glitter. That glitter is actually an algae ...