Bioluminescent Sea
As night falls...
Certain oceans around the world start to glow blue. The waves glow with a blue light. Small, separated, yet so many tiny blue lights start to glow.
This phenomenon has attracted and fascinated sea travellers for a very long time. No one would ever be bored to see such a very beautiful, calming scenery. This phenomenon is called,"Bioluminescent Sea".
That's one of the pic of glowing ocean or bioluminescent sea from the movie, "Life of Pi"
This scene is not magic, nor any kind of technology. Simply, it's living creatures.
The creatures behind this amazing phenomenon is basically plankton that have evolved to glow in order to startle or distract fish and other potential predators. Some scientists call it the “burglar alarm effect”: by lighting up, the plankton draw even larger predators that, in turn, eat the animal threatening them. The phosphorescence only occurs when the microorganisms, which exist worldwide, are agitated – such as when the water crashes onto the shore, someone steps on the wet sand or a paddle hits the waves.
The phenomenon’s effects can vary depending on time of year and weather, so sightings cannot always be predicted.
Maldives
Visitors to the Indian Ocean archipelago say they have had the most luck seeing the blue glow from about July to February, especially during a new moon since the darkness of the sky helps intensify the light. The bioluminescence can occur throughout the country’s 26 atolls, but some of the most spectacular photographs have been captured on the grouping’s eastern islands, including Mudhdhoo, Vaadhoo and Rangali.
Puerto Rico
Mosquito Bay on the island of Vieques has the nickname of Bioluminescent Bay (often called Bio Bay) for the bright plankton that illuminates the water. Unexpectedly, the bay went dark in January 2014. Some scientists theorise that a wind shift pushed many of the microorganisms out of the bay, but the various factors that contribute to the bioluminescence make it difficult to say for sure.
Thankfully, the bay brightened again in June, although at a lower intensity. Though no one knows if the bay will return to full strength, tour operators are still running kayak tours Fridays through Sundays, as scientists work to study the bay the rest of the week in hopes of preserving the magical glow.
