Mary Wilson
Well-known member
July 11, 20235:00 AM ET
Juliana Kim
... Over the past few weeks, droves of sick and dying sea animals have been washing up along the coast of Southern California, including beaches in Santa Barbara and Ventura.
The devastation has been caused by an outbreak of toxic algae on a scale never before seen in the region, according to NOAA Fisheries' West Coast branch.
As of last week, local officials had estimated that over 100 dolphins and over 500 sea lions had been killed by the algal bloom. It appears that the toxins are slowly spreading to Northern California.
Samuel Dover, who leads Channel Islands Marine & Wildlife Institute, has witnessed six algal blooms during his career and described the current one as the worst yet.
"The bloom is so much larger," he told NPR. "This time, it's in the center of the channel, where a lot of animals are." ...
https://www.npr.org/2023/07/11/1186...g-southern-california-coast-algal-bloom-algae
Juliana Kim
... Over the past few weeks, droves of sick and dying sea animals have been washing up along the coast of Southern California, including beaches in Santa Barbara and Ventura.
The devastation has been caused by an outbreak of toxic algae on a scale never before seen in the region, according to NOAA Fisheries' West Coast branch.
As of last week, local officials had estimated that over 100 dolphins and over 500 sea lions had been killed by the algal bloom. It appears that the toxins are slowly spreading to Northern California.
Samuel Dover, who leads Channel Islands Marine & Wildlife Institute, has witnessed six algal blooms during his career and described the current one as the worst yet.
"The bloom is so much larger," he told NPR. "This time, it's in the center of the channel, where a lot of animals are." ...
https://www.npr.org/2023/07/11/1186...g-southern-california-coast-algal-bloom-algae