Photos & Video: Spittal Pond Turns Pink
In addition to our pink sand and pink sports uniforms, we also currently have a pink pond, with the Spittal Pond Nature Reserve in Smiths having turned pink due to a “seasonal plankton bloom.”
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources explained that the “intense pink colour of the water in Spittal Pond is due to a seasonal plankton ‘bloom.’
“Microscopic phytoplankton cells grow and reproduce rapidly in the warm waters that are enriched with nutrients. The red colour is determined by the photosynthetic pigments in each of the billions of phytoplankton cells in the pond.
Bermuda Aerial Media provide a look at the pink pond:
“A similar bloom was observed there in September 2015. The types of phytoplankton cells present in Spittal Pond do vary over time and environmental conditions also vary subtly and only certain combinations of temperature, nutrients and specific cells can produce a bloom.
“This condition may last for some time until nutrients are used up and zooplankton begin to feed on the phytoplankton, controlling their growth.”
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Looks like a Flamingo slaughter!
I hereby dub thee, “Lake Pepto Bismol”.
That’s a lot of pepto there.
Wow, must be a sign from God that he supports equal rights and the Pride parade.
LOL.
Actually he turned water into blood to protest those who did not obey his commandments! Think on that!
“Actually he turned water into blood to protest those who did not obey his commandments! ”
You must be running really scared then.
Cow manure runoff.
Any idea how deep it is there?
More to the point you need one of those new oxiginators if you go near there…better yet…an oxygen tank…this algea actually deoxiginates areas downwind…be careful.
People with breathing difficulty should stay away from there…
Just looking. Some day Spittal Pond will become a very nice small boat Harbour. All it will take is continued water level rising & a few big storms to break through the narrow bits at the east or westends.