Mindarie Marina Bioluminescence Event – Incredible Glow Seen at Night

Mindarie Marina Bioluminescence Event – Incredible Glow Seen at Night

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Mindarie Marina Bioluminescence – Incredible Glow Seen at Night in Perth

A rare and spectacular sight last night at Mindarie Marina.

It was like something out of a science fiction film like Avatar, for hours the natural event saw a species of dinoflagellate planktons glowing in the water at one of Perth’s best known spots.

Also known as sea sparkle, the Bioluminescence are safe for human contact. People could splash and play in the bizarre glow.

Credit: Daniel Pardini Photography

Sarah Louise from Australian Bioluminescence Alerts took this video from the Mindarie Marina last night.

“Felt like a little kid again tonight,” she wrote.

“Finally found some bioluminescence. Had it all to myself for about 2 hours, watching the fish jump out and the jelly fish swimming and birds coming and going all glowing blue, truely amazing! Like being in the movie Avatar.”

The event was posted to the Perth Weather Live Facebook page late last night and attracted local photographers.

 

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Mindarie Marina Bioluminescence event Credit: Daniel Pardini Photography https://www.facebook.com/DJPWeatherPhotography/

The bioluminescence results from a light-producing chemical reaction called chemiluminescence. Certain types of chemicals when mixed together produce energy which ‘excites’ other particles on vibration and generate light which causes the glow.

The group of chemicals involved to make plankton glow are broadly termed luciferins and the light is produced by a series of oxidation reactions set off by a catalyst called luciferase. The bioluminescence in plankton is very high in several forms of Plankton and is a form of cold light or luminescence. This according to LeisurePro blog.