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A toxic algal bloom of Karenia mikimotoi in South Australia has caused mass marine deaths and illness in over 100 beachgoers. The event highlights growing concerns about harmful algal blooms, their links to climate change, and risks to marine and human health.
Aussie seafood lovers will soon be able to select their preferred catch in restaurants and cafes, with country-of-origin labelling (CoOL) to be added to menus.
NT Government’s decision to phase-out gillnets from the commercial barramundi industry has created a range of problems.
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A microalgae bloom is the likely cause of dead marine life reported from Waitpinga to Basham Beach in the Fleurieu Peninsula, the EPA says.
The Department of Primary Industries and Regions (PIRSA) is investigating the fish deaths.
What’s next?
Initial results from water testing would be available in about a week.
ABC Tasmanian Country Hour’s Tony Briscoe speaks to the incoming Chair of Sea Forest John McKillop to find out more about the future plans and how he was feeling about the new role.
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A mysterious foam has washed up on a beach on SA’s Fleurieu Peninsula.
Surfers who visited over the weekend have reported coughing, sore throats and blurred vision.
What’s next?
SA’s primary industries department is investigating reports of a “fish mortality event” and two beaches have been closed.
Tasmania is tackling the invasive Longspined Sea Urchin by overfishing it, successfully halving its population and protecting kelp forests. A new study shows this innovative, government-subsidised approach is both ecologically effective and economically sustainable, offering a global model for managing climate-driven marine pests.
One of Tasmania’s largest wild fisheries species is being overfished, but scientists say it’s a good thing. Why they say this practice could save species across the globe.
This study explores how government incentives have created a commercial fishery to deliberately overfish an invasive urchin species, protecting kelp ecosystems. The approach balances exploitation and conservation, offering a novel model for managing climate-driven species expansions.
Australia’s orange roughy fishery has received MSC certification despite strong opposition from environmental groups, who argue the species is still threatened. Fisheries representatives defend the move as a sign of successful stock recovery and compliance with the MSC’s updated, rigorous sustainability standards.