June 5: Lethal algae bloom is over, but sickened marine mammals aren’t safe yet – LA Times
June 4: In a foggy coastal town, Cal Poly marine research forecasts harmful algal blooms – Mustang News
Author: Kendra Negrey
California HAB News: May 2025
May 29: ‘Longest, most toxic, and deadliest’ algae bloom may finally be at an end – LA Times
May 13: CDPH Warns the Public Not to Consume Commercial and Sport-Harvested Pacific Sardines from Southern California Waters – CDPH
May 6: Marine Mammal Care Center gets more funding amid unprecedented number of sick, dead sea lions – NBC4
May 5: Domoic acid decline in ocean offers hope for Southern California sea lions – CBS8
May 1: 2025 HAB Update Flyers: Domoic Acid and PSP – SCCOOS
May 1: Annual Quarantine of Sport-Harvested Mussels Begins May 1 – CDPH
California HAB News: April 2025
The California HAB Bulletin for March and April 2025 is available here.
April 25: More dead marine mammals wash ashore in Ventura County – KTLA
April 22: Stranding Team Responds to More Than a Dozen Dead or Dying San Diego Dolphins in a Single Day – NOAA
April 9: 2025 HAB Update Flyer – SCCOOS
April 1: California’s sea lions aren’t really ‘demonic’—they’ve been poisoned – National Geographic
California HAB News: March 2025
The CDPH Monthly Biotoxin report for March 2025 is available here.
March 31: In Southern California, a Sea-Mammal Crisis Washes Ashore – NY Times
March 27: Early Bloom of Toxic Algae off Southern California Sickens Hundreds of Sea Lions and Dolphins – NOAA
March 20: Toxic algae bloom is sickening marine life along San Diego’s coastline – Fox5 KUSI
March 18: Algal bloom sickening marine mammals off Southern California ‘will only get worse’– KTLA5
March 10: Sea lions sickened as toxic algae threatens California’s marine mammals – The Guardian
California HAB News: February 2025
The CDPH Monthly Biotoxin report for February 2025 is available here.
The California HAB Bulletin for December 2024 – February 2025 is available here.
February 28: Unusually early toxic algae bloom is sickening and killing sea lions in Southern California – OC Register
February 26: Toxic algae bloom in Malibu blamed for sick sea lions – KTLA5
California HAB News: January 2025
California HAB News: December 2024
California HAB News: November 2024
California HAB News: October 2024
October 24: Large algae bloom forms off coast of Santa Monica ABC7
October 18: Dolphins frolic in blue glow during ‘red tide’ off San Diego coast The Coast News
The California HAB Bulletin for October 2024 is available here.
The CDPH Monthly Biotoxin report for October 2024 is available here.