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Warmer seas could lead to more dolphin deaths in South Australia
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/may/28/south-australian-dolphin-deaths
A dead Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin awaits autopsy in South Australia after 33 dolphins washed up dead on beaches in and around the Gulf of St Vincent. Photograph: /SA Museum
Dead dolphins and rotting fish could become a frequent feature on South Australian beaches due to warming seas.
Record high sea surface temperatures from summer to April caused thousands of small fish to wash up dead in SA gulf waters.
It stressed 33 dolphins to the point they succumbed to a virus normally suppressed by immunity.
Biosecurity SA aquatic pests manager, Vic Neverauskas, said it was logical to assume a higher risk of similar events because seas were following a warming trend due to climate change.
