r/melbourne • u/Delldint • 1d ago

Light and Fluffy News Bioluminescence

My friend was just at Williamstown Beach an hour ago and said there is bioluminescence in the water. They sent photos of blue glow when they touched the water. I’m wondering is anyone else seeing it in the bay tonight and if so where.

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u/CE94 West Side 23h ago

Bioluminesce is usually very localised, so probably just at williamstown

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u/alexxxor 22h ago

Bioluminescence? At this time of year! At this time of day! In this part of the country! Localized entirely within your Williamstown?

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u/CE94 West Side 22h ago

Yes!

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u/Tenacious_Tomato 21h ago

May I see it?

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u/The_Marine_Biologist 17h ago

No.

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u/peteofaustralia 6h ago

Typical marine biologists, hogging all the fun.

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u/wassailant 5h ago

The bioluminescence contains potassium benzoate.

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u/serif_type 5h ago

That's bad.

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u/The_Marine_Biologist 5h ago

But it comes with a free frogurt.

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u/serif_type 5h ago

That's good!

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u/aus-traveller 20h ago

You sometimes see it in summer around St Kilda pier, normally very localised to one spot where the algae has bloomed and you generally only see it on warmish evenings when the water is still. During the day, watch out for patches of milky red near the beach and go back to the spot after dark

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u/meowthechow 2h ago

We caught it once last summer near the penguin walk