Surfers and bodyboarders chased to shore in Newport Beach by an aggressive, potentially sick sea lion during pre-summer swell ...

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

Surfers at an Orange County hotspot were battling more than just big waves earlier this week. A sea lion acted aggressively toward surfers at the Wedge in Newport Beach, chasing them out of the ...

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

It has affected thousands of sea lions and other sea life in the area, killing more dolphins than in years past and at least two whales. “These domoic acid events are getting bigger and worse ...