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The Plankton: Drifters of the Open Ocean

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https://www.navo.navy.mil/biolum/bl_intro.html#intro
Read the information on bioluminescence. What are the sources of bioluminescence? Is the red tide related to bioluminescence? Why is the navy studying bioluminescence?

http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/intro.html
Open the FDA's Bad Bug Book. Find the heading "Natural Toxins" and go to "Ciguatera Poisoning." Where would you most likely be if you contracted ciguatera poisoning? What kind of symptoms would you expect? How is a diagnosis made? What kinds of fish are known to become toxic?