The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration began seeing an uptick in domoic acid toxicity cases in Los Angeles County in February, Jeni Smith, a rescue supervisor at SeaWorld San Diego, told ABC News. Other West Coast marine mammal stranding facilities have reported seeing the same.
For the past four years, there have been annual incidents of ocean waters showing high concentrations of domoic acid and algae blooms, according to NOAA.
Partners of the West Coast Marine Mammal Stranding Network are receiving 100 calls a day on average for reports of animals poisoned by the toxic algae bloom, according to NOAA.
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