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Aaron Bunch

Algal bloom turns coast into a 'marine graveyard'

A Greens senator is calling for an inquiry into the algal bloom that has devastated marine life. (Brad Martin/AAP PHOTOS)

A massive, unstoppable, toxic algal bloom that has turned beaches into "marine graveyards" has prompted calls for a federal investigation.

The bloom of the microalgae, karenia mikimotoi, was identified off South Australia's Fleurieu Peninsula in March, and grew to more than 4400 sq km, close to the size of Kangaroo Island.

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