Fears for South Australia’s annual cuttlefish gathering amid deadly algal bloom | Marine life
As thousands of giant ink fish are gathered in the Gulf of Southern Australia, scientists investigate emergency actions with fear that the state’s toxic algae flowering may be disaster for a global unique natural phenomenon.
The magnificent annual Sefalopod meeting took place in a color castle on the shore of the Whalla from the end of May to August and attracts thousands of tourists from Australia and abroad.
However, this year, scientists stole alarm as the event known by the locals as Cuttlefest.
Dr. Zoe Doubleday said that the phenomenon was unique about “giant Australian ink fish – and only the worldwide ink population – tens of thousands of ink – tens of thousands of coming together and gathered in these magnificent natural wonders”.
Doubleday said The short lives of the ink fish and the lack of overlapping generation made the population of Spencer Gulf, especially against harmful blooming. Karenia Mikimotoi Since March, the sea life is devastated by sea life on the coastline of the state.
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At an emergency meeting held by the State Government on Wednesday, scientists and marine managers agreed to investigate security if Bloom was perceived at closed points, and ink fish is collected every year. Among the options, something that has never been tried before involved in looking at the feasibility of the collection of the insurance population of ink eggs.
“If reproductive collection reaches, it has a high chance of wiping all eggs,” Doubletay said.
“When my mother and father died, you just left the pups. If all the eggs bloom – and we saw how deadly this flowering can be – then no generation… renewing the population or filling it.”
Stefan Andrews, the Marine Scientist of the Great Southern Reef Foundation, said that if this occurs, it would be a “disaster ..
Thousands of giant ink fish, some of which measured up to 50 cm, came to the “right sign ında in the coastal shelter area of the ink inheritance listed by national heritage, about 63km south of Port Augusta and 15 km north-east of Whyalla for hundreds of years.
“There may be tens of thousands of inks in a very small area,” he said. There is really a habitat laying fantastic eggs. This rocky reef on all sea seaweed. And they put the eggs under what they call Dens – small caves or rocky protrusions. “
While scientists maintain the hope that the cold water temperatures and high salinity in the Gulf of Spencer will serve as a buffer against the worst of the flower, the state government closely monitors the situation and develops unexpected situation plans.
South Australian Environment Minister Dr Susan Close said, “Early indications do not show the effects of algae blooming on the ink population, but the government will continue to watch the satellite images and investigate the coast of ink fish.”
