Sea lions with domoic acid poisoning increasing along the California coast
There's been a recent increase in the number of sea lions becoming sick along the California coast. Marine biologists say the cause is domoic acid, a neurotoxin found within algae blooms. Fish feed on those algae blooms, and sea lions who feed on those fish end up getting sick from the domoic acid in the fish they eat.
Historic Harmful Algae Bloom Poisons Sea Lions, Dolphins In Southern California
A marine rescuer tells us the animals are being poisoned by a harmful algal bloom offshore from Southern California. Scientists say more frequent blooms are fueled by changing ocean conditions and nutrient pollution made worse by an increasingly warmer atmosphere.
The pregnant sea lion was alone on a rocky shoreline in Imperial Beach. Suffering from a suspected case of domoic acid ...
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Deadly toxic algae bloom causing sea lions to become sick, violentToxic algae bloom is wreaking havoc on the Southern California coast, especially in local sea lions, causing seizures, ...
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Domoic acid poisoning is stranding marine mammals as warnings are issued to beachgoers of the threat posed by animals that ...
As the toxin builds up in their system, it is causing all sorts of different issues, from disorientation to seizures, and ...
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