Marine experts say these attacks are not common, but are happening more often. That’s due to a toxic algae bloom that are ...

Shutterstock Image Often times, when surfers are paddling out into the deep, blue ocean they have only two fears — sharks and ...

“When conditions are right, waters off the coast of California can experience large-scale toxic algal blooms that are capable ...

It started as a normal surf session for RJ LaMendola. He was roughly 150 yards from the beach in Southern California, riding ...

Driven mad by toxic chemicals released by algae flourishing in warming oceans, sea lions and other marine mammals are ...

A surfer in California was terrorized by an aggressive sea lion that bit through his wetsuit, dragged him off his board and ...

Two beachgoers have been bitten. RJ LaMendola, a 40-year-old photographer, was surfing north of Los Angeles last month when a sea lion charged at him and bit his backside through his wetsuit.

A California surfer was left injured and shaken after a violent sea lion attack, which experts believe was triggered by a ...

I love the beach, I love the ocean, I love swimming,' she told KTLA. Earlier this year, surfer Rj LaMendola was left 'shaken to his core' after being mauled by a sea lion infected with a ...

A marine mammal nonprofit has assessed more than 200 sea lions and 10 dolphins apparently sickened with domoic acid poisoning ...

Domoic acid poisoning is stranding marine mammals as warnings are issued to beachgoers of the threat posed by animals that ...

“Today, I endured the most harrowing and traumatic experience of my 20 years of surfing,” photographer and explorer Rj LaMendola captioned the post while recalling the attack. The Ventura ...