Instead of hanging 10, some surfers in Newport Beach had to cut and run after they were approached by an aggressive sea lion.
The sea lion expelled lovers from the Water and towards the shore, Fox 11 la Reported on Thursday. It is very likely that the animal suffered the effects of dome acid poisoning, the station reported.
Domoic acid It is a neurotoxin produced Due to harmful algae flowers that accumulate in anchovies and sardines that feed the fish with filter, which are then by seals, marine lions and dolphins.
Marine lions have a survival rate from 50% to 65% when they are timely treatment tasks, experts say. However, doing so can be difficult, since an adult female can weigh up to 250 pounds and an adult man up to 1,000 pounds, which requires several people to move to each animal.
TO Domoic acid event It happened two years ago in California, which resulted in the death of more than 1,000 marine lions.
The Marine Mammal Care Center in San Pedro has tasks in more than 100 sick marine lions, according to the organization. Dolphins also suffer the effects of poison, but they tend to remain stranded on the beaches and almost always that.
Domoic acid usually blooms every three or seven years. However, time is worsening due to human activity and climate change, which has resulted in warmer ocean temperatures.
