Is Red Sea really red?

Occasionally, the sea becomes filled with blooms of cyanobacteria algae, called trichodesmium erythraeum, which, upon dying, turn the usually blue-green water, reddish-brown. read more

As seen from above, the Red Sea is clearly blue. The name is entirely arbitrary. No one is sure why it was called that. But it was called “red sea” in Greek and in Arabic since antiquity. It could be called the East African Sea. It could be called the Arabian Sea. But it’s called the Red Sea for no better reason than tradition. read more

no the red sea is not red it just looks red because of the red a lgea in the water i dont like red lobster or any kind of sea food. No the sea is not red in color. It may get may have got its name from the seasonal blooms of the red-colored cyanobacteria Trichodesmium erythraeum near the waters surface. read more