According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, hundreds of Dolphins and other marine mammals along the Southern California coast have gotten sick or died this month due to toxic algae bloom.
The rapid growth of the algae Pseudo-nitzschiacauses the production of a neurotoxin called domoic acid, which leads to animal strandings as the toxin is transferred into the marine food web.
Marine mammals like sea lions and dolphins ingest the toxin when they eat affected prey.
The Channel Islands Marine & Wildlife Institute (CIMWI) has fielded more than 1,000 reports of sick and dead marine mammals from June 8 through June 14, said Ruth Dover, co-founder and managing director….