The California Wildlife Center received more than a dozen calls about sick sea lions in Malibu over four days.

Wildlife officials believe a toxic algae bloom is responsible for sickening several California sea lions in Malibu. The California Wildlife Center said over the weekend that it had received 14 calls in four days for sea lions in distress.

MALIBU — An outbreak of domoic acid is sickening sea lions in the waters off Malibu, according to wildlife officials. Workers at the California Wildlife Center responded to at least 14 calls for sea lions in distress over a four-day period, the center said in a Facebook post on Saturday.