Legislative Council - Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1)
2025-10-30 Daily Xml

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Algal Bloom

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (14:26): Supplementary: the minister mentioned that the brevetoxins were identified for the first time in Australia. What were the specific brevetoxins?

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development, Minister for Forest Industries) (14:27): I thank the member for her supplementary question. She referred back to the early times. The results received, taken on 25 May 2025, are: Port Vincent total brevetoxins, 2.3 milligrams per kilogram; Stansbury total brevetoxins, 3.6 milligrams per kilogram; Coobowie total brevetoxins, 5.4 milligrams per kilogram; and American River total brevetoxins, 2.5 milligrams per kilogram. It's important to note that that was when this began and, of course, the detection levels are changing constantly.