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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Lisa Cox and Petra Stock

Labor to use black summer-era measure to fast-track algal bloom response as dolphin carcass washes up on beach

Dead dolphin washed at Henley beach
A necropsy will determine the cause of death of the dolphin, including any potential links to the toxic algal bloom that has killed tens of thousands of marine animals. Photograph: Jackie Kennedy/Sarah Hanson-Young/Instagram

Scientists have called for urgent funding for recovery measures for species affected by a catastrophic algal bloom off South Australia as images emerged of a dead dolphin that washed up on a beach in Adelaide.

The call comes in response to an Albanese government announcement that it would fast-track an expert assessment of the impact of the crisis on marine life, similar to a step taken after the black summer bushfire crisis.

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