Weekend
#Plankton Factoid 🦠🦐
While algal
#blooms are often associated with summer, they can occur in any season. SE
#Australia is experiencing a prolonged bloom of Karenia mikimotoi (same genus as Florida Red Tide). Though this widespread species is not as
#toxic, it produces compounds and irritating foams which sickens humans, but
#fish can be killed in large numbers through gill damage. Finding thousands of fishes on a beach for months is traumatizing for residents.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/28/over-11-gruesome-kilometres-teams-fill-bag-after-bag-of-marine-life-killed-by-sas-stubborn-algal-bloom