Possible reasons for the bioluminescent bay losing its light range from an increase in construction runoff, inclement weather, and people clearing mangroves to allow larger boats into the area.
The famed bioluminescent bay in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, known as Laguna Grande, has stopped glowing and officials are worried.
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The lagoon, which has charmed visitors with its neon blue radiance, may be suffering due to construction runoff, inclement weather or people clearing mangroves to allow larger boats into the area, the Associated Press reports.
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"We have been compiling data," Carmen Guerrero, secretary of the Department of Natural Resources, said in a phone interview as she headed toward Las Cabezas de San Juan Nature Reserve with a team of scientists to investigate the problem. "There are a lot of factors that could be at play."
