Glowing beach

The luminous beach or Sea of Stars is located on the coast of Vaadhoo island in RAA Atoll, Maldives. The glow is explained by the bioluminescence of plankton-chemical processes in its body, in which the released energy is released in the form of light. Luminous single-celled dinoflagellates start their illumination from movement in the water column: an electric impulse that occurs as a result of a mechanical stimulus opens ion channels, whose operation triggers a bioluminescent reaction. Dinoflagellates are marine protozoa that make up a significant part of organisms that live in the water column or on the surface. Continue reading →