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Are surging shark sightings and strandings linked to South Australia’s toxic algal bloom?

Some have speculated there is a link, but it’s too soon to say, one expert says, with toxicology results expected to reveal more soon

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Shark sightings and strandings are unusually high across South Australia amid a prolonged toxic algal bloom, but scientists say it’s too soon to link to recent shark incidents.

On Thursday, a swimmer was bitten by a shark at Port Noarlunga beach, 30km south of Adelaide’s CBD, one of a rising number of reported sharks swimming closer to shore – with some washing up dead on beaches.

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