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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Environment
Petra Stock

Sharks, rays and wobbegongs: South Australian algal bloom killed more than 8,000 creatures

A casualty of the toxic algae bloom across South Australia’s shoreline.
A casualty of the toxic algae bloom across South Australia’s shoreline. Photograph: Stefan Andrews

More than 8,000 sharks and rays died during South Australia’s toxic algal bloom, the largest known mass mortality globally, with endangered species among the fatalities.

Prof Charlie Huveneers, a shark ecologist at Flinders University, said the bloom had potentially led to the collapse of some local populations.

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