Chief Executive Officer of Tourism Industry Council of South Australia (TiCSA) Shaun de Bruyn fears the state’s tourism industry – one of the state’s key economic drivers, valued at almost $10 billion as of December 2024 – is taking a hit from the harmful algal bloom with a recent report showing a massive downturn in business.

A recent TiCSA report identified that coastal businesses had seen a 40 per cent downturn in business conditions at an average financial loss of $52,000 due to the algal bloom.

This prompted the state and federal governments to launch the Coast is Calling travel voucher program and dining cashback schemes as part of the Summer Plan to boost tourism and hospitality.

De Bruyn, who is stepping down from his role, said the algal bloom was “definitely the biggest ch

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