8/17 Dinoflagelates, BC wildfires, logging old growth, saving sea stars, protecting Skagit farmland, Lala, democracy watch.

Dinoflagelates Dinoflagelates In coastal regions, the primary source of flow-agitated bioluminescence is dinoflagellates. These single-celled organisms are common members of the plankton—tiny marine plants, animals or bacteria that float on or near the ocean’s surface. Bioluminescent dinoflagellates range in size from about 30 µm to 1 mm, and are found in all the world’s oceans. Occasionally they…