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Rick Loomis The Los Angeles Times
"ALTERED OCEANS"


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The Marine Mammal Care Center in San Pedro, California is frequently overrun by a California sea lions suffering from domoic acid poisoning. The sea lions pickup the toxin by eating anchovies or sardines contaminated with pseudo-nitzschia, which produces the brain-damaging neurotoxin. Sea lions, suffering from domoic acid poisoning, are dazed, confused and suffering from seizures. Veterinarians are forced to euthanize many that suffer brain injuries as a result.
 

 

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