Altered Oceans

Rick Loomis

Los Angeles Times

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.

Rick Loomis, "Altered Oceans," in POYi Archive, Item #45984, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/45984 (accessed January 10, 2025).