Independent Weekly
As the state government prepares to release its summer plan to tackle the algal bloom crisis, a State Parliament Joint Committee has heard worst-case scenario modelling suggests the algae that is killing multitudes of marine species across South Australia could persist for “decades”.
But the state government is preparing its summer plan based on a more optimistic ‘boom bust’ scenario, whereby the bloom will continue to expand and contract on a seasonal basis, drawing on experience from other nations, particularly the United States.
Evidence was given at the first hearing of the state parliament’s Joint Committee – established by Greens MLC Robert Simms, who is also chair of the inquiry – by the Department of Premier and Cabinet’s Algal Bloom Response Coordinator Chris Beattie today.
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