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Spawning Spectacle

A late-season herring spawn in a British Columbia inlet created a vibrant patch of turquoise water.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Spawning Spectacle.

NASA Earth Observatory image by Michala Garrison, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Story by Lindsey Doermann.

Published May 5, 2025
Data acquired April 27, 2025

Source:: Landsat 8 > OLI