Have you ever seen a glowing plankton in the Persian Gulf?

As shown in the video attached, the shoreline of the Persian Gulf is aglow in blue light caused by phytoplankton, while overhead the night sky is ablaze in starlight.

This footage was captured from Hormozgan Province in southeastern Iran.   

Bioluminescence happens when swarms of marine plankton called dinoflagellates are distressed by breaking waves, ship wakes or perhaps schools of fish.

It is believed that the blue light reflected by bioluminescent phytoplankton acts to lure prey but also may be a warning to predators.

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