'Huge' mass of marine mucilage in parts of Turkey being cleaned up
The outbreak of so-called "sea snot", a thick, slimy substance made up of compounds released by marine organisms, has bloomed in Turkey's Marmara, as well as in the adjoining Black and Aegean Seas.
A huge mass of marine mucilage that had bloomed in parts of Turkey's Sea of Marmara is being cleaned up. The outbreak of so-called "sea snot", a thick, slimy substance made up of compounds released by marine organisms, has bloomed in Turkey's Marmara, as well as in the adjoining Black and Aegean Seas.
On Saturday, Turkey's president vowed to rescue the Marmara from an outbreak that is alarming marine biologists and environmentalists. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said untreated waste dumped into the Marmara Sea and climate change had caused the bloom.
Istanbul, Turkey's largest city with some 16 million residents, and five other provinces, factories and industrial hubs border the sea. Marine experts say that human waste and industrial pollution is choking Turkey's seas. They say the rise in water temperatures from climate change is contributing to the problem.
Published By : Associated Press Television News
Published On: 9 June 2021 at 17:23 IST