Along some seventy plus miles of southern California coastline, usually curious and playful sea lions are attacking humans in ...

A paddleboarder captured a wild — and rather eerie — video of a feeding frenzy involving hundreds ... told Storyful that a sudden swarm of pelicans, sea lions and dolphins went into a frenzy ...

Domoic acid poisoning is stranding marine mammals as warnings are issued to beachgoers of the threat posed by animals that ...

In Los Islotes however the population is thriving. Scientific investigation has discovered that these sea lions are feeding on deep water fish that many sea lions would not ordinarily hunt for.

Filter-feeding fish, like anchovies and shellfish, consume the algae that produce the toxin and absorb it into their bodies. When larger animals like sea lions, dolphins, and even humans eat these ...

Filter-feeding fish ingest a deadly algal neurotoxin called domoic acid and are then eaten by sea lions, seals and dolphins.

There's been a recent increase in the number of sea lions becoming sick along the California coast. Marine biologists say the ...

Domoic acid is a neurotoxin produced by harmful algal blooms that accumulates in filter-feeding fish, including anchovies and sardines. Those fish are then eaten by seals, sea lions and dolphins.