Sea snot removed from surface of Turkey’s Marmara Sea
Turkish citizens can now go swimming and eat seafood without any worries, Environment and Urbanization Minister Murat Kurum said, noting that sea snot or marine mucilage, the thick.
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The Sea of Marmara, fabled for centuries for its blue waters and sparkling fish, laps the shores of Istanbul.
Its perfect form inspired a 19th-century historian to describe the ancient city as “a diamond set between two sapphires.”
But the Marmara has been sickening for a long time and this year, it suffered a paroxysm that choked its waters and suffocated marine life. In April, thousands of fish died, and by May, a natural secretion called mucilage emerged, smothering harbours and beaches with its slimy film.
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The marine mucilage, or sea snot, in the Sea of Marmara has continued to spread over the past months, exacerbating pollution and threatening sea creatures.
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