Stingrays return to beach ravaged by deadly algal bloom

Some marine species, pictured before a massive algal bloom, are returning earlier than anticipated. (Stefan Andrews/Great Southern Reef Foundation)

Stingrays feared to have been disappeared forever have returned to a popular coastal town nine months since its marine population was devastated by an algal bloom.

It's among the first of several signs that some marine species are returning much earlier than South Australian locals anticipated.