South Australia’s Harmful Algae Bloom: Media Assets

This page provides access to imagery and footage documenting the recent harmful algae bloom impacting South Australia's coastal waters. These visuals are available for editorial use in coverage relating to the environmental event, its impacts, and the response efforts.

Please credit all images and video as: Stefan Andrews courtesy Great Southern Reef Foundation.

high res images

The following high-resolution images were captured in South Australia throughout May and June. They include both underwater scenes and photographs of coastal washups documenting the extent and impact of South Australia's harmful algae bloom. This package also includes some before/after imagery from Edithburgh. For any specific information about individual images or their context, please email info@greatsouthernreef.com

Please credit all images as: Stefan Andrews courtesy Great Southern Reef Foundation.

For more imagery of healthy kelp forests and marine life of the Great Southern Reef access the GSR Media Hub.

high res footage

This footage showcases the underwater pylons packed full of colourful filter feeding invertebrates and thriving marine life at Edithburgh before the bloom impacts.

This footage showcases the impacts of the bloom on Edithburgh Jetty, including sponges and filter feeding invertebrates breaking down, dying and decomposing.

This footage showcases the ongoing impacts of the bloom on marine habitats around Edithburgh and surrounding reefs. It includes dead and dying molluscs including abalone and razorfish, dying worms, suffering seaweed forests.

This footage showcases a first underwater look of reefs off the north coast of Kangaroo Island. Kelp and seaweed seem to be doing ok (for now) with some signs of stress but invertebrate life including sponges damaged. Promising signs include plenty of fish, rock lobsters and even a weedy sea dragon.

This footage showcases dead marine life washed up on the bottom of the Yorke Peninsula, including many fish species, sting rays and weedy seadragon.

For more footage of healthy kelp forests and marine life of the Great Southern Reef access the GSR Media Hub.