Sea dragon populations decimated in ‘mind-blowing’ mass mortality event caused by South Australian algal bloom

Thousands of sea dragons, pipefishes and seahorses have washed up along state’s coastline according to analysis of citizen scientist recordsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereThousands of sea dragons, pipefishes and seahorses died during South Australia’s devastating algal bloom, in what ecologists say is the worst mass mortality event for the fish family globally.More than 1,600 weedy and leafy sea dragons, 1,400 pipefishes and 160 seahorses washed up as the harmful algae spread along the state’s coastline, according to analysis of citizen scientist records by Dragon Search SA.Sign up to get climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s Clear Air column as a free newsletter Continue reading...