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The Puerto Mosquito Bioluminescent Bay (Spanish: Bahía bioluminiscente de Puerto Mosquito), or Mosquito Bio Bay, is a bay in the island of Vieques famous for its bioluminescence produced by the dinoflagellate Pyrodinium bahamense, which glows blue when agitated.
The bioluminescence used for counter-illumination can be either autogenic (produced by the animal itself, as in pelagic cephalopods such as Vampyroteuthis, Stauroteuthis, and pelagic octopuses in the Bolitaenidae [10]) or bacteriogenic (produced by bacterial symbionts).
San Juan Island is the second-largest and most populous of the San Juan Islands in northwestern Washington, United States.It has a land area of 142.59 km 2 (55.053 sq mi) and a population of 8,632 [2] as of the 2020 census.
Bioluminescent bacteria are light-producing bacteria that are predominantly present in sea water, marine sediments, the surface of decomposing fish and in the gut of marine animals. While not as common, bacterial bioluminescence is also found in terrestrial and freshwater bacteria. [ 1 ]
Friday Harbor has also been seen in several films including Practical Magic, Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home, Pirate for the Sea, and Namu, the Killer Whale. [24] The 2012 Hallmark Film called Christmas with Holly is the TV-movie adaptation of Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor, the first book in the series, and also features Friday Harbor.
Friday Harbour is a 600-acre [1] mixed-use development in Innisfil, Ontario, Canada, 70 km north of Toronto. Built by the Geranium Corporation, [ 2 ] the development contains residential, commercial, and recreational spaces, including a marina and golf course.
Puget Sound Marine Biological Station, Friday Harbor, Washington, 1915. FHL was founded in 1904 by University of Washington Zoology Professor Trevor Kincaid, who became its first director. [1] The green fluorescent protein was discovered at FHL in 1962. There is a sculpture by Julian Voss-Andreae at the campus to commemorate the discovery. [2]
Friday Harbor may refer to: Friday Harbor, Washington; Friday Harbor Laboratories, a marine biology field station of the University of Washington; Friday Harbor, a series of romance novels by Lisa Kleypas; Friday Harbour Resort, a mixed-use development in Innisfil, Ontario, Canada.