Monday morning, the blue ocean water around the Santa Monica Pier will be turned pink, and it’s all in the name of science.
They’re calling it “Barbie Beach,” and the big goal is to look at water quality under the pier and around the breakwater.
This kind of experiment has happened before, like in San Diego where the waves were bright pink.
Researchers from UCLA, the Bay Foundation, and the city of Santa Monica will release pink dye into the ocean here in Santa Monica to study currents and to see how the breakwater and the pier could be impacting the water and the beach that millions of people visit each year.
The dye will go into the water between 7:08 and 7:15 this morning. It is expected that the pink water will be seen the best between 8:00 and 9:00.
The water will only stay pink for a few hours, but according to the research team, the dye is non-toxic and is safe for humans, wildlife, and the environment.
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