NSW.Biodiversity3d ago
Stripped of life: the deadly South Australian algal bloom is still spreading one year on
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2026/mar/14/algal-bloom-south-australia-update-one-year-on
#Ocean #MassMortality #FossilFuels #HABs #biodiversity #MarineLife
Stripped of life: the deadly South Australian algal bloom is still spreading one year on

More than 20,000 sq km of coast has succumbed to Australia’s first bloom of toxic Karenia cristata algae – and scientists worry it could explode again

The Guardian
NSW.BiodiversityJan 26
"Four million #salmon died prematurely
at Tasmanian #fish farms in 2025, government data reveals. Death toll sparks calls for companies to be fined under #AnimalWelfare legislation over mass fish deaths. At higher temperatures, salmon encounter less oxygenated water, suffer from liver and kidney damage, have less appetite and become more vulnerable to disease." >>
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/26/tasmanian-salmon-died-prematurely-2025-fish-farms
#ocean #HotPlanet #MassMortality #MarineEnvironment #governance
Four million salmon died prematurely at Tasmanian fish farms in 2025, government data reveals

Death toll sparks calls for companies to be fined under animal welfare legislation over mass fish deaths

The Guardian
BellingenNSWJan 7

The car-road complex, Big Car is like the military-industrial complex

Saving Ourselves from Big Car, David Obst >>
https://cup.columbia.edu/book/saving-ourselves-from-big-car/9780231210423/

"Big Car is a confederation of industries such as gasoline, auto manufacturing, car insurance, lobbyists, asphalt producers, tire producers, and others, who work together to push a lifestyle that has made us all dependent on their products...The “American Dream” had become the world’s nightmare."
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David Obst in Conversation with Renee Bales About Saving Ourselves from Big Car
https://cupblog.org/2025/10/07/david-obst-in-conversation-with-renee-bales-about-saving-ourselves-from-big-car/
#cars #roads #MobilityDesign #suburbs #SettlerSociety #FossilFuel #AmericanDream #BigCar #CarMinds #petromasculinity #CarFreeZones #climate #MassMortality #EV #MaaS

Saving Ourselves from Big Car | Columbia University Press

Cars are killing people and making the planet uninhabitable. Crashes take the lives of more than a million people around the world each year. Air pollution l... | CUP

Columbia University Press
NSW.BiodiversityNov 11

Algal bloom exposes 'limitations' in government monitoring programs, Senate inquiry

"What this inquiry has laid bare is just how ill-prepared the state and federal government were for a climate-induced disaster like we are having unfolding on our coastline here in SA."
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-11/algal-bloom-inquiry-limitations-monitoring-program/105996478
#ocean #FossilFuels #runoff #FoamAndBloom #HABs #eutrophication #MassMortality #ClimateEmergency #disasters

Algal bloom exposes 'limitations' in government monitoring programs, Senate inquiry

A Senate inquiry into South Australia's toxic algal bloom has been tabled highlighting "limitations" in how the government has handled the crisis.

ABC News
News BeepNov 8

Tasmanian farmed salmon industry granted emergency federal approval to use florfenicol antibiotic

Tasmania’s farmed salmon industry has received federal approval for the emergency use of the antibiotic florfenicol in its…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #Antibiotics #AU #Australia #deaths #disease #farming #Florfenicol #massdeaths #massmortality #Mortality #outbreak #salmon #Summer #tas #tasmania
https://www.newsbeep.com/236438/

NSW.BiodiversityNov 3

Review of mass salmon mortalities in Tasmania points to litany of failures

"...It appears that immunity diminishes when fish are subjected to repeated stressors that can occur within a commercial aquaculture setting." >
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-03/tasmanian-government-salmon-mortality-report/105964772
#salmon #regulation #MassMortality #skates #food #fish #antibiotics #Aquaculture #pollution #MarineEnvironment

Review of mass salmon mortalities in Tasmania points to litany of failures

The state's environment watchdog has released a debrief of lessons and reflections from a mass salmon mortality event in which dead fish washed up on Tasmanian beaches.

ABC News
NSW.BiodiversityOct 13

A hot ocean and planetary solvency

"More than 80 per cent of coral reefs worldwide have bleached in a marine heatwave in the past two years...The first "tipping point" for the Earth has been reached, according to an international report from 160 scientists in 23 countries.""
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2025-10-13/tipping-point-reached-for-coral-reefs-globally-study/105874456
#FossilFuels #biosphere #ocean #reef #GBR #climate ##marineLife #MassMortality #Australia #coal #pollution #runoff #FoamAndBloom

'Tipping point' threshold reached for world's coral reefs, report suggests

An international report from climate scientists suggests tipping points for coral reefs have been reached, putting them at risk of dieback.

ABC News
NSW.BiodiversityOct 6
"Cause of #GoldCoast #MassFishKill unknown with #marine #heatwave most likely culprit, say scientists...Such events affected #biodiversity, communities and economies and (he) emphasised the need for a fast transition to net zero." >>
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/06/cause-of-gold-coast-mass-fish-kill-unknown-with-marine-heatwave-most-likely-culprit-say-scientists
#FossilFuels #HotOcean #hypoxia #pollution #runoff #MassMortality #SA
Cause of Gold Coast mass fish kill unknown with marine heatwave most likely culprit, scientists say

Local community group says whatever the cause ‘kids shouldn’t be in the water’ with dead fish

The Guardian
NSW.BiodiversitySep 9, 2025

'Australia is unprepared'

"Health authorities now recommend people with asthma carry medication when visiting the state's beaches when foam is present."
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-09/algal-bloom-senate-inquiry-told-of-asthma-health-impact/105753476
#Ocean #FossilFuels #runoff #foam #MassMortality #marine #brevetoxins #FoamAndBloom #beaches #HotOcean

SA Health updates asthma advice on bloom, scientists say full extent of damage unknown

Health authorities have told the opening public hearing of a Senate inquiry into South Australia's algal bloom they have escalated their health advice and are now recommending people with asthma carry their medication on the state's beaches when foam is present.

ABC News
NSW.BiodiversitySep 3, 2025

Making dead rivers and mass fish kills

"Most if not all of the fish in this waterway to Geelong's south-west have died, and the river itself appears to be in its death throes...Fish in the Anglesea River near Geelong are dying in large numbers as acidity levels in the river soar, making it inhospitable for aquatic life, according to authorities".
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-04/anglesea-river-fish-kill-event-water-environment/105720596
#rivers #coal #mining #legacy #MassMortality #MassFishKills #water #extraction #extractivism #ecosystem

After repeat Anglesea River fish kills over 25 years, locals and experts are stumped

The Anglesea River — a tourism drawcard on the Surf Coast and place of pride for locals — has seen repeat fish kills in recent years, with both residents and experts at a loss as to restore the river's health.

ABC News