Monday, July 16, 2012

Noctiluca scintillans
Often confusingly  called the "Red Tide" and associated with PSP (paralytic shellfish poisoning) Noctiluca is non-toxic and not responsible for PSP.
Population explosions of Noctiluca occur each spring and summer in Puget Sound and 2012 is no different except that the volume of Noctiluca appears to be larger than usual.

Check out this link for more detailed information:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noctiluca_scintillans