Scientists identify an alga species as the culprit behind the deaths of more than one million marine animals.
09 July 2026
Scientists identify an alga species as the culprit behind the deaths of more than one million marine animals.
A dead snapper that washed ashore in southern Australia in 2025 during a marine die-off caused by a toxic algal species. Credit: Tracey Nearmy/Getty
A little-known type of alga dominated the deadly algal bloom that killed around one million marine animals in Australia in 20251.
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