Sea Lion Pup (IMAGE)

NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region

Sea Lion Pup

Caption

Skinny California sea lion pups stranded in record numbers on Southern California beaches as a marine heatwave known as "The Blob" warmed the Pacific Ocean and shifted their prey north.

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Jim Milbury/NOAA Fisheries

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