Dozens of dead fish, including threatened species, have washed ashore local Australian beaches, all attributed to a massive toxic algae bloom.

But the March 15 trip, eight kilometres off the coast of Batemans Bay on the NSW south coast, would become what the Canberra man called the worst day of fishing of his life. "When we stopped we [had] a million of these fish swarm the back of the boat,

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian state closed two beaches after dead fish and an unusual off-white foam washed ashore while surfers reported feeling unwell, officials said on Tuesday.