Source:Associated Press
A bloom of naturally occurring algae bloom which produces a toxic acid called domoic acid is killing many sea birds and sea mammals including sea gulls, sea lions, and dolphins in the Southern California area.
Environmentalists are concerned that this years algae bloom may be worse than in 2002-2003 where more than a thousand sea lions and 50 dolphins died. Scientists say that the algae goes through an annual increase of population with warming ocean conditions which leads some scientists blaming global warming for the increasingly worse animal die offs from domoic acid poisoning. Officials have warned local residents that live between Santa Barbera and Orange county not to eat anchovies, lobster, crab, or shellfish. People who eat seafood contaminated with domoic acid can experience symptoms of nausea, seizures, or death due to its neuro toxic effects(
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Maybe we can turn the algae into fuel oil!!? Sea farms. Maybe sea oil came from buried algae blooms. Seems to grow well. Worth researching!
I heard there is a bacteria or insect that secretes oil. Maybe it could eat the algae. How did oil get created eons ago? We should research and seek to replicating it. There must have been a unique event for the oil and/or coal to be in large unified reserves together.
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