![]() ![]() Marine-life experts believe the harmful algal bloom is to blame, though they are waiting on test results to confirm it. “It’s completely overwhelming.”Īnd, Greenman said, it doesn’t appear to be ending any time soon. ![]() The wave of dead or sick animals is “one of the largest in memory,” Justin Greenman, a stranding coordinator with NOAA Fisheries, told CNN. Officials have received more than 1,000 calls in recent weeks from beachgoers, tourists and residents reporting sick, dying and dead sea mammals washed ashore from Santa Barbara to San Diego County, amid a growing toxic algal bloom in the waters off the coast. ![]() The scene is unsettling: hundreds of sea lions and dolphins are sprawled across the beaches in Southern California, either dead or sick and exhibiting abnormal behavior. ![]()
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