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.
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN2d
Sea Lion Bites Surfer Amid One of the Worst Outbreaks of Domoic Acid Poisoning That California Wildlife Rescuers Can RememberSea lions, dolphins and birds are sick and dying because of a toxic algae bloom in Southern California—and animal care ...
The condition is treatable, but sick animals are flooding marine mammal care centers up and down the California coast. The toxin is killing birds, dolphins, sea lions, and turtles. To complicate ...
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