Red Water-Bloom in South African Seas
While the R.R.S. Discovery II was refitting in Simonstown, a remarkable profusion of a red water-bloom was observed in Simons Bay. The sea close inshore was strongly discoloured, large areas appeared blood-red. These were often sharply marked off from other areas in which the sea was of a more norma...
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| Published in: | Nature (London) Vol. 134; no. 3386; pp. 459 - 460 |
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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22-09-1934
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| Summary: | While the R.R.S. Discovery II was refitting in Simonstown, a remarkable profusion of a red water-bloom was observed in Simons Bay. The sea close inshore was strongly discoloured, large areas appeared blood-red. These were often sharply marked off from other areas in which the sea was of a more normal greenish hue. Motor-boat runs indicated that the red water extended along the greater part of the east coast of Cape Peninsula on July 15 and 16, 1934. Similar phenomena were observed during a previous commission, once early in June 1930 on entering Table Bay from the north, and on several occasions in False Bay. |
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| ISSN: | 0028-0836 1476-4687 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/134459b0 |