Marine mammal researchers are investigating how sea lions were affected by the longest toxic algal bloom on record off the ...

The maintenance worker who found the sea lion at approximately 7:30 a.m. called North Bay Animal Services, which guided the animal into a trailer using herding boards along with the help of a mall ...

OARRA collects samples of dead animals’ lungs, brains, blubber and more, compiling a biological library of clues for researchers around the country. The data helps scientists learn more about what’s ...

A team of researchers is tapping into the ocean’s vast body of free-floating environmental DNA to catch blooms before they ...

Domoic acid can accumulate in fish without the organism itself becoming ill. At low levels, domoic acid exposure can cause persistent short-term memory loss, seizures and can in some cases be ...

Tests showed high levels of domoic acid in a dead whale found on a Ventura beach. Here's what to know.

Domoic acid is a potent neurotoxin produced by several species within Pseudo‐nitzschia, and its presence in marine food webs poses significant threats to wildlife and human health.

Although domoic acid algae blooms have occurred for the past four years, with the previously worst outbreak in July 2023, this toxic algae bloom is the first attributed to the death of two whales.

Just a week before the Fourth of July, San Diego County health officials are warning people to avoid entering the water at 10 ...

A sea lion believed to have made its way up the Petaluma River was rescued from a shopping center parking lot Saturday and ...

A sea lion suffering from domoic acid poisoning was beaten on a Ventura beach, prosecutors say. Now, a Santa Paula man has pleaded guilty to multiple charges.

A sea lion suffering from domoic acid poisoning was beaten on a Ventura beach, prosecutors say. Now, a Santa Paula man has pleaded guilty to multiple charges.