a thick layer of the slimy sludge is blanketing harbours, shorelines and the sea bed. courtney bembridge has this report. this is the so called sea snot suffocating the seabed. a thick, slimy layer of organic matter has spread through the sea of marmara, south of istanbul, threatening marine life and the fishing industry. translation: of course this affects our work. - look at the mussels and the sea snails. it kills everything. you know what it does to the shellfish? when they open up, it prevents them from closing up again because it gets in the way. all of the sea snails here are dead. the sea snails die, the fish die, they can t breathe. scientists say climate change, pollution, and waste water have contributed to the problem. this vision was filmed by a team at bbc turkish. reporter neyran elden dived into the sea of marmara this week and this is what she saw. the situation there under the water was very heartbreaking.
the sea of marmara. a thick layer of the slimy sludge is blanketing harbours, shorelines and the sea bed. courtney bembridge has this report. this is the so called sea snot suffocating the seabed. a thick, slimy layer of organic matter has spread through the sea of marmara, south of istanbul, threatening marine life and the fishing industry. translation: of course this affects our work. - look at the mussels and the sea snails. it kills everything. you know what it does to the shellfish? when they open up, it prevents them from closing up again because it gets in the way. all of the sea snails here are dead. the sea snails die, the fish die, they can t breathe. scientists say climate change, pollution and waste water have contributed to the problem. this vision was filmed by a team at bbc turkish. reporter neyran elden dived into the sea of marmara this week and this is what she saw. the situation there under the water was very heartbreaking. under the water, we see that
this is the so called sea snot suffocating the seabed. a thick, slimy layer of organic matter has spread through the sea of marmara, south of istanbul, threatening marine life and the fishing industry. translation: of course this affects our work. - look at the mussels and the sea snails. it kills everything. you know what it does to the shellfish? when they open up, it prevents them from closing up again because it gets in the way. all of the sea snails here are dead. the sea snails die, the fish die, they can t breathe. scientists say climate change, pollution and waste water have contributed to the problem. this vision was filmed by a team at bbc turkish. reporter neyran elden dived into the sea of marmara this week and this is what she saw. the situation there under the water was very heartbreaking. under the water, we see that all the bottom of the sea was completely covered with the sea snot. it was like a white
pollution, and waste water have contributed to the problem. this vision was filmed by a team at bbc turkish and the reporter dived into the sea of marmara this week and this is what she saw. the situation under the water was very heartbreaking. under the water we see that all the bottom of the sea was completely covered with the sea snot. it was like a light curtain at the sea. we saw all the stable marine livings were covered with it and they were dying. turkey s president has blamed the outbreak on untreated water from cities and has vowed quick action. translation: hopefully, we will save our seas. - my fear is if this - expands to the black sea, the trouble will be enormous. we need to take this step without delay. i his government has sent a team of 300 people to identify potential sources of pollution and turkey s environment minister has unveiled a disaster management plan. translation: we will put the sea of marmara under protection. -