The effects of confinement and the high heat generate a worrying “sea snot” in Turkey

Published on : 06/30/2021 – 12:54

In our show (see the video at the top of this page), our Observer Alper Altay explains seeing the strange substance up close in early May, in Mudanya:

I tried to pierce that layer with my feet, it started to smell like rotting seaweed or something.

And he is worried about the consequences of this phenomenon:

If we continue to pollute the Marmara Sea in this way for the next ten years, I believe there will be no life underwater at all. It will take a long time, maybe months, to get rid of it.

Authorities began attempting to clean up the Sea of ​​Marmara in early June, a complex operation.