DOMOIC ACID STUDY S.S.

THE SAUSALITO-BASED MARINE MAMMAL CENTER WILL BE WORKING WITH U.C. - SANTA CRUZ ON A STUDY OF DOMOIC ACID POISONING OF SEA MAMMALS. THE CENTER RECEIVED A 430 THOUSAND DOLLAR GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION. DOMOIC ACID IS CAUSED BY NATURALLY OCCURRING ALGAE BLOOMS. THE STUDY WILL LOOK AT SOME OF THE LESS-THAN-LETHAL EFFECTS ON THE ANIMALS.