Swimming in a GLOWING OCEAN ! Incredible Bioluminescence

A massive Red tide washed into False Bay, South Africa, and the bioluminescence it produced, amazed everyone watching ! Trillions of tiny diatoms mixing enzymes and making light, putting on a magical show.
The chemical is Luciferin (from the Latin lucifer, "light-bringer") is a generic term for the light-emitting compound found in organisms that generate bioluminescence. Luciferins typically undergo an enzyme-catalysed oxidation and the resulting excited state intermediate emits light upon decaying to its ground state... so states Wikipedia !

[@BDNeon]

I bet the dog getting covered in that stuff and then shaking off would have been a REALLY spectacular sight. Just imagine it!

[@justamobile]

Thats incredible!
Digging the vids!

[@TheRealUnkn0wn_289]

This video has two titles? One says I took lucieferin and it blew my mind, the other says swimming in a glowing ocean, incredible bioluminescenceo

[@Theanimalocean]

Unkn0wn_289 thanks for pointing that out, I just edited it today. I’ll have a look a make it just one. Thanks

[@emyeu7707]

I "m from VietNam
I love this video
I love chemistry

[@sanjakarinmusic]

What camera/setup are you using?

[@atNguyen-un9rg]

can i ask you where was you at that place in video
sorry if you had said the answer in video cause i not good at listenning
tks in case i forget

[@stormssf8538]

its safe ?

[@MikeTrieu]

They're dinoflagellates, not diatoms.

[@r4jnn184]

Pandora

[@jonesco2866]

HI Steve! Dylan here, is this still happening? Keen to take kids

[@Theanimalocean]

Jones & co don’t think so, it’s normal a night or 2 and over. If I see it I’ll post on FB

[@Theanimalocean]

Jones & co Dyl!! I just realized it was you now. Love your illustration videos 😊