South Coast red tide is algae that turns bright blue at night

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Updated September 26 2018 - 5:26pm, first published 5:23pm
Algae Bloom: Dinoflagellate also known as "Red Tide" has been  blanketing the coastline from Bermagui to Eden. Picture: Albert McKnight
Algae Bloom: Dinoflagellate also known as "Red Tide" has been blanketing the coastline from Bermagui to Eden. Picture: Albert McKnight

A dramatic red blanket spreading its way down the Far South Coast is an algal bloom known as a “bioluminescent dinoflagellate” according to Kerryn Wood, Sapphire Coast Marine Discovery Centre manager. 

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Rachel Mounsey

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