Hundreds of sea lions and dolphins are turning up dead on the Southern California coast. Experts have identified a likely culprit.

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Marine mammal rescue organizations have been swamped with reports of sick and dead sea lions and dolphins along the Southern California coast this month, and experts believe a bloom of harmful algae is to blame.

Hundreds of sea lions are believed to have died in the first weeks of June, according to astatementby the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Marine Fisheries Service, known as NOAA Fisheries.

The number of dead dolphins has reached about 100, according to Michelle Berman Kowalewski, founder and director of the Channel Islands Cetacean Research Unit, a Santa Barbara-based biosurveillance organization.

California Marine Mammal Deaths
This image provided by Channel Islands Marine and Wildlife Institute, shows dead and injured marine mammals ashore on a beach in Santa Barbara County, Calif., on Tuesday, June 20th, 2023./ AP

Tissue samples have been collected for tests to confirm the animals are victims ofdomoic acid, a neurotoxin produced…

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