Fishers Call for Algal Bloom to Be Declared National Disaster

Calls for national disaster declaration as seafood industry 'ripped to pieces'

South Australian fishers are grappling with a severe economic downturn as the state's toxic algal bloom threatens the local seafood industry. Declining sales, fuelled by consumer concerns over contamination, have prompted calls for the algal bloom to be declared a national disaster by the federal government.Rod Ness, a commercial fisherman in Victor Harbor for three decades, expressed deep concern about the devastation facing the industry. READ …

Fishers call for algal bloom to be declared national disaster

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