00:01South Australia is facing one of the world's most toxic algal gloom, causing by the rare
00:10microalga Carina chrystata.
00:16Scientists confirmed in July 2026 that this species is an order of magnitude more toxic
00:26than any previously studied, leading to mass deaths of fish, shellfish, birds, and marine
00:34mammals, and severe impacts on aquaculture and tourism.
00:42So laboratory tests confirmed Carina chrystata is the most toxic, harmful microalga ever studied,
00:53surpassing even Florida's Carina Brevis.
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