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Toxic algae kills hundreds of dolphins and sea lions on California coast

Toxic algae kills hundreds of dolphins and sea lions on California coast

Harmful algal blooms work by disrupting food webs, Dr Caron said. Creatures such as shellfish, anchovies and sardines consume the toxins before then being eaten by larger marine mammals. "They eat a meal of those highly toxic fish and then they become toxified themselves, and if they get enough of that material, it of course can kill them, which is happening now," he said.