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A type of planktonic algae, has been linked to the mass death of marine life across South Australia’s Fleurieu Peninsula, including popular tourist locations, Encounter Bay and Basham Beach.

Beachgoers have reported suffering minor symptoms in the algae-infested waters, including sore eyes, coughing and blurry vision. This type of ‘algal bloom’ is reported to be caused by high sea temperatures and expected to occur more frequently with climate change.

Image: Pexels – Mavicair2tw

Produced By: Georgia Nolan

Featured In Story: Professor Ivan Nagelkerken – Adelaide University, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology., and

First aired on The Wire, Thursday 27 March 2025

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Thursday 27th of March, 2025

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