Sea Sparkle That Looks Like Scenes From Avata
The shores of Hong Kong glowed blue with wave upon wave of beautiful bioluminescent water in a phenomenon commonly known as Sea Sparkle
![Bioluminescent Plankton Glow In Bloom On The Shores Of Hong Kong](https://breakbrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/bioluminescent-plankton-glow-sea-sparkle-1.jpg)
This magical display, reminds me of planet Pandora from Avata, caused by blooms of a microscopic dinoflagellate called Noctiluca scintillans
![this magical display, caused by blooms of a microscopic dinoflagellate called Noctiluca scintillans](https://breakbrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/bioluminescent-plankton-glow-sea-sparkle-2.jpg)
This is not magic, it is environmental pollution
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This recent bloom was caused by agricultural runoff – fertilizers and other chemicals washed from farmland into the sea by rain
![Bioluminescent Plankton Glow In Bloom On The Shores Of Hong Kong (4/4)](https://breakbrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/bioluminescent-plankton-glow-sea-sparkle-4.jpg)
Image credits: Kim Cheung/AP