Algae with domoic acid is sometimes called red tide, and biologists think runoff from the wildfires and ocean sediment ...

Brown pelicans are filling up Southern California wildlife rehabilitation centers. Many adult birds have been poisoned in a ...

Learn more about an algae bloom that's causing sea lions to act erratically, leading to a few cases of aggression.

A bloom of harmful algae along our southern California coast continues sickening sealions and other animals. NBC 7’s, ...

Experts say what makes this year’s algae bloom significant is that it has ... Get top local stories in Southern California delivered to you every morning. Sign up for NBC LA's News Headlines ...

But last month off the coast of Southern California, the ocean turned hostile after a ... This particular algae bloom has appeared four years in a row across California, raising concerns it ...

But last month off the coast of Southern California, the ocean turned hostile after a sea lion lunged at him ... The toxin ...

The sea lion was suffering from severe domoic acid, which is caused by an unprecedented toxic algae bloom in the area that affects the animals’ brains, causing them to be more aggressive ...