Labor to use black summer-era measure to fast-track algal bloom response as dolphin washes up on beach

Murray Watt and Sussan Ley survey devastation in Adelaide as scientists call for urgent funding for affected species

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Scientists have called for urgent funding for recovery measures for species affected by a catastrophic algal bloom off South Australia as images emerged of a dead dolphin that washed up on a beach in Adelaide.

The call comes in response to an Albanese government announcement that it would fast-track an expert assessment of the impact of the crisis on marine life, similar to a step taken after the black summer bushfire crisis.