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DRNA opens technical evaluation of fading bioluminescence at Vieques bay

On Monday, Oct 12, Secretary Waldemar Quiles said agency staff are measuring the glow at Puerto Mosquito Bay.

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Puerto Rico's Department of Natural and Environmental Resources has started a technical evaluation of possible reduced bioluminescence at Puerto Mosquito Bay in Vieques, Secretary Waldemar Quiles announced on Monday, Oct 12.[1] Quiles said agency technical staff are evaluating bioluminescence measurements at the bay.[2] Four outlets carried the announcement the same day, describing it as a technical assessment of a possible decline in the glow.[3] Separately, DRNA is developing a new platform called Poseidón to replace its current Neptuno system.[4] The facts name no link between that software work and the Vieques measurements. The agency has not yet released readings from the bay. The number to track is whatever the evaluation reports.
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  1. On Monday, DRNA Secretary Waldemar Quiles announced that Puerto Rico's Department of Natural and Environmental Resources has initiated a technical evaluation for possible reduced bioluminescence at Puerto Mosquito bay, Vieques. · NotiCel - La verdad como es - Noticias de Puerto Rico - NOTICEL -Puerto Rico
  2. On 2026-10-12, Waldemar Quiles, Secretary of Puerto Rico DRNA, stated agency technical staff are evaluating bioluminescence measurements at Puerto Mosquito Bay, Vieques. · Radio Isla 1320 AM
  3. On Monday, DRNA secretary Waldemar Quiles stated that the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources is conducting a technical assessment of possible reduced bioluminescence at Puerto Mosquito Bay, Vieques. · esnoticiapr.com
  4. The Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DRNA) in Puerto Rico is developing a new platform called Poseidón to replace the current Neptuno system. · El Nuevo DíaPuerto Rico
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