tell, they re told not to go into the wauter. i know someone who actually was attacked by a sea lion and i think it was this past week. the algae can affect their brain. eventually when it comes to sea lions, could this make them more aggressive toward humans? is there something that we should be doing? absolutely. so it s a nerve toxin, it s basically replacing an important amino acid in animal bodies and going into the brain and replacing that and you re seeing the seizures, but you re also going to see disorientation and aggressive behavior. this is what s leading to these attacks. we always know we shouldn t approach wild animals. but in this particular instance, sometimes they look like they re coming toward us, which can be disarming and people might think it s a friendly gesture. but they are dangerous animals, even without a toxin affecting them. but this really does change the way their brains are working and they can be erratic.