<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The fishing industry is on high alert as the toxic algae crisis that has been devastating South Australia's coastlines now cripples businesses.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Tourism operators are losing tens of thousands of dollars on Kangaroo Island while on the York Peninsula, oyster farmers have been forced into quarantine.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Footage shows the waters off Kangaroo island with not a single fish in sight.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/melbourne-news-teenager-allegedly-caught-trying-to-bring-knife-and-imitation-gun-into-afl-game-docklands-stadium/c4ea9eca-1f54-4329-901e-946eacf6d69d" rel="" target="" title=" Teen caught allegedly trying to enter AFL match with imitation gun"><strong><span>Teen caught allegedly trying to enter AFL match with imitation gun</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Sean Pearce operates fishing charter business Emu Bay Fishing from the island and says it's "the worst he's ever seen it".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>With fish numbers declining, he has been forced to anchor up.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Business on land is suffering too.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/south-australia-kangaroo-island-toxic-algae-crisis-cripples-businesses/9d9121a1-4305-404c-8cea-9f3b58ae9539" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We decided to cancel the charters and refund everyone that was booked in that we had, so that was a huge financial loss," Vicky Pearce said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The local restaurants and cafes that sell fresh fish, who use fresh fish in their menus, they are unable to access local fish."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Across the gulf, oyster farmers in Stansbury are dealing with a double hit.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The algae bloom and another new toxin has forced the bay into quarantine.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/putin-says-russia-ready-for-direct-talks-with-ukraine-as-us-and-european-leaders-press-for-a-ceasefire/4c7cb46b-02bd-433c-b2d7-317673fe24b8"><strong><span>Putin says Russia ready for 'direct talks' with Ukraine</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Farmer Steve Bowley $500,000 worth of his stock was at risk.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"If it goes much longer I think we as an industry are going to be in a lot of trouble," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>With the future of South Australia's fishing industry under a dark cloud, there's pressure on the government to provide relief, at the very least by reducing licensing fees for operators.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"In this time anything helps, when you aren't earning any money," Ms Pearce said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The government said it was watching the situation closely, but there was no word on a support package.</span></div></div>