Scores of reports of sick sea lions along California’s Central Coast

Wildlife rescuers are reporting an uptick in diseased sea lions along California’s Central Coast.

The culprit: domoic acid, a neurotoxin produced by harmful algal blooms.

The toxin accumulates in filter-feeding fish such as sardines and anchovies, which are eaten in large quantities by sea lions, dolphins and fur seals.

Giancarlo Rulli, a spokesman for the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito,…