2020 has been a strange year, to say the least, not exactly what we were hoping for, but here it is. There was so much to look forward to and many of our plans have been disrupted, like everyone else around the world.
Over the past 7 months, South Australia has experienced the largest recorded mass mortality of leafy seadragons (Phycodurus eques) and weedy seadragons (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus). Thousands of these iconic fishes have died during an extended harmful algal bloom (HAB), dominated by the dinoflagellate Karenia mikimotoi, along with smaller concentrations of related Karenia and Karlodinium species, and other harmful algae.
