Slime in the Sea of Marmara – Digital Media Agency That Works

Slime has covered the shores of the Sea of Marmara in Turkey.

The coast of the Marmara Sea near Istanbul was covered with a thick layer of brown slime from phytoplankton. Slime is present not only on the surface of the sea, in some places the thickness of the layer reaches from 25 to 30 meters. This substance, also known as “sea snot”, appears when phytoplankton (microscopic algae) begins to grow rapidly.Experts believe that this process can occur due to climate change and water pollution. This mucus does not pass oxygen, which leads to the death of marine organisms. First of all, this applies to oysters, mussels, sea snails, starfish. Turkish fishermen can not go to sea, due to the fact that the slime clogs the engines of their boats and vessels, as well as the nets.

In this regard, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made a special statement and announced an environmental disaster. The President of the country promised to do everything possible to solve this problem. At the moment, a group of 300 specialists has been sent to the area of the environmental disaster to study the situation.

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