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Sea Lion Dies at San Francisco Beach After Possible Poisoning From Algae Bloom

Officials suspect domoic acid as beachgoers saw the sea lion seize before it died, and response hotlines are getting 200 to 650 calls a day.

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A sea lion spotted in distress at a San Francisco beach Monday morning has died, according to the Sausalito-based Marine Mammal Center, which sent volunteers to help the mammal.

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Sick sea lion dies on SF beach in latest neurotoxin case connected to warmer waters

A sick sea lion died on San Francisco's Crissy Field Beach after it was seen experiencing seizures likely due to a neurotoxin called domoic acid, which the Marine Mammal Center says is surging possibly connected to warming ocean temperatures.

·San Francisco, United States
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Sea lion rescued at Crissy Field amid surge in algae-related poisonings

The Marine Mammal Center responded Monday morning to a sea lion in distress, apparently suffering from domoic acid poisoning, at San Francisco' popular Crissy...

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Sea lion dies at San Francisco beach after possible poisoning from algae bloom

A sea lion spotted in distress at a San Francisco beach Monday morning has died, according to the Sausalito-based Marine Mammal Center, which sent volunteers to help the mammal.

·Oakland, United States
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Rescue a Sea Lion that Could Have Been Poisoned with Domoic Acid in San Francisco

The animal was found on a beach east of the Golden Gate Bridge.

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Telemundo Area de la Bahía 48 broke the news on Monday, September 7, 2026.
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