Toxic microalgae bloom closes SA beaches
Posted on: Tue 1 Apr 2025
Faith Coleman is an estuarine ecologist who’s studied the interface between sea and shore for 30 years. So when Karenia mikimotoi started to bloom in the waters south of Fleurieu Peninsula she immediately identified it. That microalgae is not new but the blooming can create toxins which not only kill marine life but affect humans. Badly. So the government closed Waitpinga and Parsons Beaches. Faith Coleman tells the story.
Producer/Interviewer: Nicky Page
Image supplied by Peri Coleman of Delta Environmental Consulting
