If "visit a bioluminescent bay" is on your bucket list, then look no further. Mosquito Bay is, without question, the brightest and most reliable example of this phenomenon in the world. It's important to point out that Mosquito Bay is touted as the brightest not because Pyrodinium bahamense is a physiologically brighter species than any other bioluminescent critter, but because it's home to the largest concentration of these creatures.
On average, there are about 700,000 of these individual organisms per gallon of water, though some areas in the bay — such as the waters surrounded by groves of red mangrove trees — offer an extra bright show. Why? Because as mangrove leaves fall into the water and decay, they provide an optimal, nutrient-rich habitat for Pyrodinium bahamense to grow.
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