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Title
Red Algae At Bondi
Artist
Chris Armytage
Medium
Painting - Oil Painting On Canvas
Description
In November 2012, a thick algal bloom known as noctiluca scintillans - commonly called "red tide" or "fire in the sea" - capable of causing skin rashes and eye irritations, began washing up on the eastern beaches of Sydney Australia.
Surfers first spotted the algae just after dawn at Bondi, with the number of sightings spreading throughout the morning - stretching from Wamberal on the Central Coast to Cronulla Beach in the city's south.
Bondi and Clovelly beaches were the first to close as a safety precaution as clouds of the algae, which contains high levels of ammonia, began washing ashore.
The bloom, a natural phenomenon and not toxic, was likely caused by higher water temperatures and more movement in ocean currents which led to an upwelling of colder nutrient-rich water. Most algal blooms last about a week and some species are "potentially dangerous" if people come into contact with them.
Bondi reopened in the afternoon after the algae bloom broke up sufficiently, with a spokeswoman for Waverley Council saying most of the algae had either washed up or broken up in the water.
Red Algae at Bondi is an original oil on canvas seascape Copyright 2023 ChrisArmytage, Australia.
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March 27th, 2023
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