Hundreds of sea lions, dolphins die from toxic Calif. algal bloom that may spread to Bay Area

SF Gate

By Amanda Bartlett, SFGATE

July 7, 2023 / Update July 7, 2023 11:49 a.m.

Denise Christ drove out to the coastline at 8 a.m. on a recent morning, scanning the horizon for a sick sea lion stranded on the rocks at Kiddie Beach, about 10 miles south of Ventura. When she found the pinniped, she realized it was accompanied by two other animals that appeared to be dazed and shaking from seizures, and two more that were already dead and motionless in the sand. 

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