Flash dance ✨💎🌊 .⠀ We now know that about three quarters of the deep-sea animals in the midwaters of the Monterey Bay are bioluminescent. Scientists at MBARI recently found a way to put this bioluminescence to use, showing that several groups of glowing marine organisms can be identified by the light they produce. By combining data from two existing oceanographic instruments—fluorometers and bathyphotometers—researchers can figure out what types of algae or glowing organisms are present. ⠀ .⠀ This jelly in the genus Aequorea is one of the many types of glowing organisms found in Monterey Bay. MBARI researchers recently showed that they can categorize some groups of algae and animals in the bay by the brightness and duration of their glow. Image: Kevin Raskoff © 1999 MBARI⠀ .⠀ Repost from @mbari_news . . . . . . . . . .⠀ #bioluminescent #bioluminescence #glowinglife #jellyfish #MontereyBay #fluorometers #photometer #oceanography #tech #oceantech #AUV⠀ #deepsealife #deepsea #ocean #oceanlife #sealife #midwater #pelagic #plankton #mesopelagic #MBARI #underwaterphotography #marinebiology https://www.instagram.com/p/BwuTLInhfxa/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ksyddrspmefp
