“We’re in a crisis period:” More and more dead or dying sea lions, seals, dolphins and other marine mammals are washing ashore along the Southern California coast. Experts say toxic algae is to blame.
On a Venice beach, marine mammal care expert Debbie Kinney placed orange cones on the sand, trying to keep people away from the writhing sea lion just a few yards away.
“It’s real bad. We’re in a crisis period,” said Peter Wallerstein, president and founder of Marine Animal Rescue Specialists. While the California Department of Public Health says the domoic gas released by the bloom is naturally occurring, Wallerstein said part of the problem is man-made.
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