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Environment
Ethan James

Harmless 'pink sludge' not linked to salmon farming

A bloom of Noctiluca scintillans in waters off Tasmania's coast is not linked to Salmon farming. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

A "pink sludge" that sparked fears about an emerging algal bloom is not harmful and has no known links to salmon farming, a state environment department says.

The matter was found along a stretch of Randalls Bay, about 60km south of Hobart, while a similar sludge was seen at other beaches in Tasmania's southeast.

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