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Sea sparkle and where to see it

Sea sparkle glowing at Penmon Point Anglesey in a photo by Kris Williams

Sea sparkle – or bioluminescent plankton – is a magical blue light, made famous in Leonardo DiCaprio’s film The Beach, and whilst it usually occurs in tropical waters such as those around the Maldives islands, it made headlines recently on BBC Earth when a display was captured off the shore of North Wales. How to find … Read more