Carpinterian Gib Johnson grabbed photos of the Channel Islands Marine & Wildlife Institute rescuing a sick sea lion off of Carpinteria Beach last week on Thursday, Sept. 12 around 11 a.m., he told CVN. Last month, scores of sick sea lions were reported along the Santa Barbara and Ventura coasts, all exhibiting domoic acid poisoning. Domoic acid is a neurotoxin produced by a harmful algal bloom, which is consumed by small fish and shellfish; larger animals, like sea lions and dolphins, become sick when they eat those smaller fish……