The onset of South Australia's devastating algal bloom has highlighted the "limitations of existing research and monitoring programs" along the state's coastline, according to a Senate inquiry which has called for more government funding into long-term oceanographic research.

The inquiry, chaired by Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young, had been investigating for months how the state and federal governments coordinated their response to the algal bloom that has been devastating marine ecosystems across the state since its emergence in March.

The committee tabled its 207-page report on Tuesday.

The report makes 14 recommendations, including for a new definition for declaring how "climate induced, slow onset and significant ecological events could be incorporated into a broader national fr

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