Great post!

The waves crash at the shore, illuminating the scenery with a beautiful blue light. You stop and stare. The waves are glowing?

When I first noticed the light many years ago, I felt that it was a bit eerie until I was told by my accompanying friend that it is natural. Since then I have felt so relaxed on the beach at night(I'm scared of ghosts and spirits lol) that I almost forgot about it till now.

I've spent a lot of time on beaches, more time during the night than the day, and I have noticed this lighting effect. However, I did not know the exact reason, as you have described so wonderfully.

Reacting to mechanical stress with glowing is the perfect defense against being eaten. At least for a tiny organism that can’t defend itself.

It is really effective, even with humans as I described my early experience!

Opened up all the links you've given - the images are beautiful! By the way one of the links inside the content in the last link that you have listed that seems to link to videos(it says - "amazing video footage") is actually hacked to redirect to an affiliate link. Just fyi for anyone who clicks on the links.

If you have time, it would be great if you could please check out my Missing Steemit FAQ, my latest post.