LONG BEACH, Calif. (KABC) -- Researchers say a minke whale found in the Port of Long Beach and a young gray whale in Huntington Beach both died due to domoic acid toxicity. This comes as dozens of ...

A 32-year-old man is going to prison after pleading guilty to beating a sick sea lion on a California beach, officials said.

A minke whale that was swimming in Long Beach Harbor earlier this month died from domoic acid poisoning associated with a toxic algal bloom that has stricken many other sea creatures, according to ...

Two whales, along with dolphins and sea lions, recently washed ashore in Long Beach, the latest victims of a toxic domoic acid outbreak caused by a harmful algal bloom spreading along the Southern ...

It was at the ER that Sophie learned she had been attacked by a sea lion, their aggression likely a symptom of domoic acid poisoning from toxic algae, according to her doctor. “A sea lion isn ...

The Huntington Beach nonprofit says 45% of the 8,000 wildlife it cares for annually comes from OC Animal Care's service area.

Animal care staff at the Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center nursed the 13 pelicans back to health as a domoic acid poisoning event sickened marine life along the entire Southern California coastline.

Dead whales have been reported in the San Francisco Bay Area since March 30, when a female gray whale was found dead at Black ...

Domoic acid poisoning has sickened more than 100 sea lions and ... By the Cal Poly Pier in Avila Beach, ... the Marine Mammal Center says it is unclear how long this will last as they are not ...

Upwelling, which brings nutrients up from deep in the ocean toward the surface, stimulates the growth of Pseudo-nitzschia, a diatom that can produce domoic acid. Some blooms last 30 days, while ...

The state Department of Health requires two test samples taken seven to 10 days apart, and domoic acid levels must fall under the guideline level before a beach opens for digging. Domoic acid, a ...