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Cuttlefish Crisis in South Australia | Global News
- Published
- August 29, 2026
- Duration
- 1:29
- Summary source
- description
- Last updated
- Aug 30, 2026
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Summary
This year’s cuttlefish mating season in South Australia turned into a ghost town—numbers plummeted 97%, from hundreds of thousands to just over 1,800. Scientists point to a toxic algal bloom, fueled by warming waters and pollution, as the likely culprit, with divers spotting mere hundreds of eggs instead of millions. With adult cuttlefish dying after mati…
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This year’s cuttlefish mating season in South Australia turned into a ghost town—numbers plummeted 97%, from hundreds of thousands to just over 1,800. Scientists point to a toxic algal bloom, fueled by warming waters and pollution, as the likely culprit, with divers spotting mere hundreds of eggs instead of millions. With adult cuttlefish dying after mating, the population’s future hangs in the balance, prompting calls to list them as threatened. While past fluctuations hint at possible recovery
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