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

LaMendola called CIMWI about the incident. His experience off Oxnard Friday was the first aggressive sea lion reported to the ...

“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 ...

A common neurotoxin produced by algae blooms is making California sea lions more aggressive. Here’s why it has the power to change behavior—and the danger it poses.

A longtime surfer and marine wildlife advocate was "left shaken" to his core after a relentless and horrifying encounter with ...

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

A rattled RJ LaMendola wound up in a hospital after being bitten in the left buttocks as he tried to fend off the relentless attack by the sea lion in the rare encounter off Oxnard. LaMendola was ...

In a Facebook post, Rj LaMendola described his experience riding the waves at Oxnard State Beach Park before encountering the 'deranged predator'. Out of nowhere, it erupted from the water ...

Explorer Rj LaMendola shared details of the terrifying encounter in a Facebook post.(@rjLaMendola) Photographer and explorer Rj LaMendola shared details of the terrifying encounter in a Facebook ...