Bloom Time in the Barents Sea

Arctic waters near Norway’s Bear Island teemed with tiny plant-like organisms that painted the seas turquoise-blue and green.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Bloom Time in the Barents Sea.

NASA Earth Observatory image by Wanmei Liang, using MODIS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE and GIBS/Worldview. Story by Kathryn Hansen.

Published August 9, 2025
Data acquired August 5, 2025