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Erin Barrera, PhD Candidate, School of Public Health, University of Adelaide

‘Like an underwater bushfire’: SA’s marine algal bloom is still killing almost everything in its path

Paul Macdonald of Edithburgh Diving

South Australian beaches have been awash with foamy, discoloured water and dead marine life for months. The problem hasn’t gone away; it has spread.

Devastating scenes of death and destruction mobilised locals along the Fleurieu Peninsula, Yorke Peninsula and Kangaroo Island. The state government has hosted emergency meetings, most recently with marine and environment experts from around Australia, and issued weekly updates.

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