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The California Department of Health (CDPH) says that bivalve shellfish harvested in the region were recently found to contain ...

The California sea lion was picked up off a street near beach in Carlsbad. Officials say it may be a case of domoic acid ...

Hundreds of sea lions, seabirds and dolphins have come ashore in what experts are calling an 'unprecedented multiple-toxin event.' ...

The conscienceless illegal miners are back in business despite President Mahama promising solemnly to stymy the activities of ...

Sea lions on the California coast are displaying strange behavior likely due to a harmful algae bloom impacting the region, ...

Raw or undercooked meat, fish and shellfish can be contaminated ... adolescents may not realize how serious the symptoms of food poisoning can be, and when it is important to get medical help.

When the plankton is consumed by fish or shellfish, it moves up the food ... up late Saturday was exhibiting suspected domoic acid poisoning symptoms, Spahr said. More than two dozen sea lions ...

If you find a beached marine mammal, do not push it back into the water. This may cause more harm to them or even death.