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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Environment
Petra Stock

Bubble shield deployed in ocean to protect giant cuttlefish from deadly SA algal bloom

A safety curtain of air bubbles has been installed in South Australia’s Spencer Gulf in an emergency bid to protect giant cuttlefish from the risk of a “near-extinction event” caused by the deadly algal bloom.

Each year, in a globally unique natural phenomenon, tens of thousands of giant Australian cuttlefish gather off the coast of Whyalla to breed.

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