US EditionSouth Australia ‘Under Attack’ as Coastal Waters Turn Toxic
SOUTH AUSTRALIA, JUL 6 – Senator Hanson-Young urges federal inquiries and a support package as the algae bloom devastates South Australia's $500 million fisheries industry, with impacts expected to last months.
- South Australia's coastline is suffering a toxic algal bloom since at least April 2025, devastating marine life and the fisheries industry.
- The algal bloom likely results from a marine heatwave warming seas 2.5°C above normal since September 2024, combined with nutrient influx from 2022-23 floods and summer upwelling.
- This event has caused widespread fish mortalities, reduced commercial catches around Gulf St Vincent, Kangaroo Island, and Yorke Peninsula, and triggered fishing fee waivers and relief packages.
- Senator Hanson-Young urged both federal and state governments to launch inquiries and implement a support package, criticizing the fossil fuel industry for its role and emphasizing the need to halt actions that exacerbate the issue while boosting investment in mitigation and adaptation measures.
- Government agencies are monitoring the situation closely, investing in prediction tools, and working with stakeholders, while the bloom’s duration is expected to last months with ongoing economic and environmental impacts.
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South Australian commercial fishers can apply to have licence and other government fees waived if their catches have been impacted by the state's toxic algal bloom, which has now spread to the Port River.
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The Greens are establishing an "urgent" parliamentary inquiry into the South Australian algal bloom. South Australian Senator and Greens Acting […] Subscribe or Login to see the rest of the content. The post Greens to establish inquiry into ‘marine crisis’ appeared first on The Victor Harbor Times.
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