Julie Sharp is a digital producer at CBS Los Angeles. She is a South Bay native and majored in print journalism at Cal State University Long Beach. Julie previously reported for the Beach Reporter, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A stranded California sea lion suffering from suspected domoic acid poisoning cranes its head on the beach, before being rescued ...

A lone sea lion spotted late last week on the Petaluma River was determined by veterinarians to be suffering from neurotoxin ...

Despite a spike in harmful algae, marine mammal and bird rescue agencies haven’t seen a surge in symptoms indicating domoic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists have revealed the cause of death for the small minke whale that was trapped for several days in a Long Beach harbor ...

SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, California (KSBY) — If you visit some Central Coast beaches, you may see sea lions breached and wedged in between rocks or even just lying on the sand. It’s been about three ...

A toxic algal bloom has been spreading from Central to Southern California since February. KPBS reporter Melissa Mae updates us on how it’s affecting San Diego’s marine animals. A toxic algal bloom ...

As untold numbers of sea mammals and birds suffer and die from exposure to toxic algal blooms along California coastlines, including Orange County, state officials urge residents to exercise caution ...

Volunteers with the Channel Islands Marine & Wildlife Institute in Santa Barbara, California, rescue a sick sea lion that's likely suffering from domoic acid poisoning. David Swanson / AFP via Getty ...

Domoic acid poisoning has sickened more than 100 sea lions and at least one dolphin in the past two and a half weeks, according to the Marine Mammal Center. If you visit some Central Coast beaches, ...