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Sea change: A screenshot of an ocean-colour map, developed by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, on the Fisheries and Aquaculture Decision Support Tool, which uses satellite data to help farmers predict the scale and movement of harmful algal blooms. Photos: Supplied
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How satellites help safeguard abalone farmers from algal blooms

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research has developed satellite ocean colour maps to warn of red tides

  • Sheree Bega
6 min read
LIANJIANG, CHINA – JUNE 09: Aerial view of an abalone aquaculture farm on June 9, 2020 in Lianjiang County, Fujian Province of China. (Photo by Tan Ailong/VCG via Getty Images)
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Covid-19 stems ‘white’ gold rush

The pandemic hit abalone farmers fast and hard. Prices have dropped and backers appear to be losing their appetite for investing in the delicacy

  • Sarah Smit
5 min read