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Why is our cold ocean suddenly tropical blue?

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What’s making local waters this amazing milky turquoise colour you would expect for the tropics? It’s a question I’ve been asked a lot by those on the northwest side of Vancouver Island recently (and undoubtedly its being seen elsewhere too). It’s a Coccolithophore bloom. Say what?! Coccolithophores are a group of plant-like plankton (phytoplankton). Coccolithophores […]

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