Mass mortality events - A hot and polluted ocean
"It's too much. The ocean can't take it … the ecosystem is teetering on collapse."
"It is the biggest "bloom" in almost a decade...The bloom had been caused by an oversupply of nutrients in the water, from runoff, overfishing, and a natural upwelling in the ocean."
"We need to reduce pollution and other pressures on our rivers and coastal waters to make them as resilient as possible. This would include the reduction in nutrient loads from fish farming, agriculture and sewage."
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-02/health-of-tasmania-s-waterways-amid-major-marine-events/105354680
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