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A recent toxic algae bloom, possibly linked to wildfire runoff, has sickened numerous sea lions and dolphins in Southern California. The bloom is producing domoic acid, a neurotoxin that accumulates in small fish and then in marine mammals that eat them. While the bloom itself isn't caused directly by the fires, the runoff from wildfires may contribute to the size and intensity of the bloom by providing additional nutrients and stirred-up sedimen