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Phytoplankton Bloom Off Coast of Ireland – June 5th, 2013

Ireland – June 4th, 2013 Phytoplankton blooms are a common phenomenon, caused by microscopic plants that float in the upper, sunlit layers of the ocean. When large numbers of phytoplankton are...

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Green and Blue Phytoplankton Bloom Southwest of Ireland and UK

Ireland and UK – June 4th, 2013 Phytoplankton are possibly the most important group of organisms on the planet as they generate most of the oxygen that we breath. Also, as they convert inorganic...

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Phytoplankton Blooms by Ireland and Scotland

Ireland and UK – June 6th, 2013 A phytoplankton bloom, created by millions of microorganisms, continues to turn the waters southwest of Ireland bright shades of blue and green. A second, fainter bloom...

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Sediments and Phytoplankton by Argentine Patagonia

Argentina – June 8th, 2013 Sediments and phytoplankton can be seen off the coast of Argentine Patagonia. The greenish plume of color streaming northeastward off Peninsula Valdes (center) is likely...

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Phytoplankton Near King Sound, Australia

Australia – June 10th, 2013 Sediments color the waters of King Sound, in north-west Australia, famous for its tides that can reach up to 11.8 m (the second biggest tides in the world, after the Bay of...

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