Toxic algae bloom is being blamed for sickening several California sea lions in Malibu, Calif., according to a nonprofit wildlife rehabilitation center.

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.

The California Wildlife Center received 14 calls about sick sea lions over the last four days, the organization said in a statement Saturday afternoon. The sea lions are “suffering and confused,” the center said, and they may be suffering from domoic acid toxicity.