New California
Monday, 6/29, 03:48 PM
Toxic Algae Shuts Monterey Bay Anchovy and Sardine Fishing as Domoic Acid Spikes
- California has banned commercial fishing for anchovy and sardine across part of Monterey Bay after detecting high levels of domoic acid, a neurotoxin from a harmful algal bloom — the latest in a string of contamination events that have sickened scores of sea lions and prompted public-health warnings.