Is the Sea of Stars real?

5/20/2015 12:26:41 AM

You can see from the photos that they are long exposures, which will make the “bugs” look a lot brighter than they will appear to the naked eye.

Mission Bay, San Diego, CA Torrey Pines Beach, San Diego, CA

It will be seen all along the west coast, but only when there’s a “red tide”.

5/19/2015 4:32:33 PM

I’ve seen this in Byron Bay, Australia, it wasn’t quite as pronounced as those photos make it out to be if I recall correctly. It’s amazing though, as you swim through the water the glowing intensifies as you move through it.

5/19/2015 7:00:07 PM

Yep, it’s real. This wiki article corresponds with the information you have, and searching the island name itself pulls up lots of information about the destination in mind for you: Vaadhoo (Raa Atoll)

Vaadhoo island is famous for the ‘sea of stars.‘ This marine
bioluminescence is generated by phytoplankton known as
dinoflagellates. Woodland Hastings of Harvard University has for the
first time identified a special channel in the dinoflagellate cell
membrane that responds to electrical signals—offering a potential
mechanism for how the algae create their unique illumination.

Keep in mind though; there are plenty of alternatives to Vaadhoo Island in the Maldives, which is a resort area.

For more sites to visit, you can refer to this article. To sum it up, there are places in Europe, US, Asia, and Australia where you can view such phenomenom; the “Sea of Stars” isn’t as localized as you think.

To prevent link rot I’ve added in a shortened list of the destinations in the article cited above:

  • Australia
    • Cairns
    • Gippsland Lakes
  • United States
    • Manasquan Beach, NJ
    • Mission Bay, San Diego, CA
    • Torrey Pines Beach, San Diego, CA
    • Cortez, FL
  • Caribbean
    • Luminous Lagoon, Trelawny, Jamaica
    • Mosquito Bay, Vieques, Puerto Rico
  • Asia
    • Halong Bay, Vietnam
    • Bali, Indonesia
    • Ton Sai, Krabi, Thailand
    • Toyama Bay, Japan
  • Europe
    • Zeebrugge, Belgium
    • Norfolk, UK
  • Indian Ocean
    • Reethi Beach, Maldives
    • Vaadhoo Islands, Maldives

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