BellingenNSW<p>Ocean temperatures are heating up<br>The marine environment is turning into a dead zone<br>Fossil fuel projects are still fast tracked</p><p>“Ocean temperatures are heating up. It’s creating conditions that are conducive to algal blooms all around the world."<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/15/deadly-algal-bloom-in-south-australias-coorong-an-environmental-eye-opener-ecologist-says" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/jun/15/deadly-algal-bloom-in-south-australias-coorong-an-environmental-eye-opener-ecologist-says</span></a></p><p>"This bloom represents a stark warning to coastal communities, as well as tourism, seafood and aquaculture industries. It’s a sign of what’s to come, in Australia and around the world, as the oceans warm."<br><a href="https://theconversation.com/like-an-underwater-bushfire-sas-marine-algal-bloom-is-still-killing-almost-everything-in-its-path-257885" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/like-an-un</span><span class="invisible">derwater-bushfire-sas-marine-algal-bloom-is-still-killing-almost-everything-in-its-path-257885</span></a></p><p>An "ecological and economic disaster. A lot of businesses are going to go down with this...We've got commercial fishermen, aquaculture businesses, tourism businesses that are literally on their knees."<br><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-13/algal-bloom-royal-commission-call-amid-mussel-farm-impact/105525088" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-07-13/alg</span><span class="invisible">al-bloom-royal-commission-call-amid-mussel-farm-impact/105525088</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ocean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ocean</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuels</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MarineHeatwave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MarineHeatwave</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/AMOC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AMOC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/HABs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HABs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/runoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>runoff</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/hypoxia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hypoxia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/toxins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>toxins</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/marine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>marine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/FishKill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FishKill</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/PrimaryIndustries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrimaryIndustries</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/beach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>beach</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/risks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>risks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/tourism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tourism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ClimateBreakdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateBreakdown</span></a> </p><p>Smelly brown foamy sludge at Sawtell, NSW</p>