Stripped of life: the deadly South Australian algal bloom is still spreading one year on

A dead cuttlefish washed up on the Yorke peninsula. More than 780 species have been affected by the ‘devastating’ South Australian algal bloom. Photograph: Narelle Autio

The largest and most destructive algal bloom in Australia’s history is persisting along parts of the South Australian coastline, a year on from when it was first detected.

From a distance, it can be hard to grasp just how unusual and devastating the crisis has been.