Carlsbad: Thousands Flock To Beaches For Bioluminescent Waves Despite COVID-19

05.02.2020 | 9:00 PM | CARLSBAD – Thousands flocked to beaches to see rare bioluminescent waves despite the COVID-19 pandemic and related beach closures, Saturday night.

Authorities responded to reports of beachgoers violating closure orders at the Carlsbad State Beach located in the 7200 block of Carlsbad Boulevard around 9:00 PM.

Officers on scene located thousands of beachgoers who had come to see bioluminescent waves caused by large numbers of dinoflagellates form a bloom.

Due to the number of beachgoers and limited police resources officers sought voluntary compliance and gave verbal warnings to bystanders to leave the area.

Some citations were reported for those refusing to comply but it was unclear how many were issued.

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