By late June, the animals should be well and truly aggregating. In short, the cuttlefish have simply failed to turn up.
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A new Australian-led study examined what makes the Karenia cristata algae so deadly.
Wave action can produce aerosol droplets containing brevetoxins, and people with asthma are at risk.
The persistent harmful algal bloom in South Australia is an opportunity to experiment with solutions, but the best approach is helping nature to help itself.
South Australia’s algal bloom is stopping people from swimming, surfing and fishing in their usual spots – and the impact on mental health can be profound.
The SA government has convened an emergency meeting today to discuss taking cuttlefish eggs from the wild, due to the impending threat of the algal bloom which could wipe them out forever.
Preliminary results from computer modelling suggests the harmful algal bloom that has been killing marine life will return with a vengeance after winter and spread.
The algal bloom in SA is a warning to coastal communities, as well as tourism, seafood and aquaculture industries. It’s a sign of what’s to come as the oceans warm.
A harmful algal bloom of Karenia mikimotoi made dozens of surfers sick and killed seadragons, fish and octopuses on two South Australian beaches.
Sea foam is a health hazard. These bacterial smoothies can contain more harmful pathogens than a sewage treatment plant – and you wouldn’t go swimming in sewage.
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Professor; Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney
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Chancellor's Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Professor and Marine Ecologist, Adelaide University
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Lecturer in Environmental Science, Adelaide University
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PhD Candidate, School of Public Health, Adelaide University
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Associate Professor, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor in Microbiology, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Postdoctoral researcher, marine ecology, Adelaide University
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Professor, Sustainable Marine Futures, Environment Institute, Adelaide University
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Senior Lecturer in Pharmacology, Adelaide University
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Adjunct Senior Researcher, Ecology and Biodiversity, University of Tasmania
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Associate Professor, School of Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences, Adelaide University