Sea lions found in distress off Malibu, acid toxicity is suspected
MALIBU — An outbreak of domoic acid is sickening sea lions in the waters off Malibu, according to wildlife officials. Workers at the California Wildlife Center responded to at least 14 calls for sea lions in distress over a four-day period, the center said in a Facebook post on Saturday.
Domoic acid (DA) is a potent neurotoxin produced by certain species of the marine diatom genus Pseudo-nitzschia, which can lead to serious health issues such as amnesic shellfish poisoning in ...
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More than a dozen sick sea lions reported off coast of MalibuMore than a dozen sick sea lions potentially ailed by toxins have been spotted off the coast of Malibu, the California ...
The annual crab season — which historically ran from late fall to midsummer — has been repeatedly truncated, due to both whale safety concerns and elevated levels of domoic acid, a toxin that builds ...
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) shellfish managers confirmed six days of razor clam digs on coastal beaches ...
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