‘Aurora of the sea’: luminous plankton light up New Zealand shores

Rare phenomenon of bioluminescence is caused by blooms of plankton which glow to evade or distract predators

On the shorelines of New Zealand’s north island, shores have been lit up by the glowing “aurora of the sea”: blooms of plankton that glow blue-green after nightfall.

The elusive, beautiful phenomenon that sometimes sweeps into the coasts was witnessed by local “biohunter” enthusiasts who scour the shorelines for bioluminescence.

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