Around 70 sea lions have been found sick or dead from a toxic algae bloom off the coast of Los Angeles and dozens are being ...

An unusually high number of disoriented marine mammals, sickened by a toxic algae bloom, is being found along Southern ...

A similar outbreak was recorded last summer affecting more than 70 sea lions, as well as two dolphins and two fur seals along the coast in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties.

In 2023, the Marine Mammal Care Center had 70 sea lions in its care by July. In early March of 2025, the center is already nearly half full. “We have room for about 120 animals, and we’re ...