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BBC: Toxic algae kills more than 200 marine species in Australia
"...More than 200 marine species off the coast of South Australia (SA) have been killed by a weeks-long toxic algae explosion, in what conservationists have described as "a horror movie for fish"...."
"..."It's an unprecedented event, because the bloom has continued to build and build," said Vanessa Pirotta, a wildlife scientist....Brad Martin, SA project manager for OzFish, a non-profit organisation that protects fishing habitats, said that while algal blooms are not uncommon, the "massive" scale of the current event has had a dramatic impact on marine life."
Note: this is *ALSO* happening in Southern California, at the same time.
East Bay Times: ‘Just bodies of animals everywhere’: Toxic algae bloom taking a toll on California marine life (5/2/25)
"...Up and down the coast, sea birds, sea lions, dolphins and even whales have fallen victim to the bloom starting in late February. One recent Sunday, 16 dead dolphins were collected from San Diego-area beaches.
There were so many bodies that marine biologists ran out of refrigerator space at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Marine Fisheries Science Center and turned to SeaWorld, which stored eight of them...."
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