Turkey's President Erdogan has promised to save the country's seas from "sea snot," a slimy sludge that could endanger marine life and the fishing industry.
Take a look at Turkey's Sea of Marmara amid the largest outbreak of "sea snot" on record.
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"Sea snot," or marine mucilage, forms when algae are overloaded with nutrients due to climate change and water pollution.
It was first discovered in Turkey in 2007, and also in the Aegean Sea near Greece.
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The Sea of Marmara is an inland sea separating the Asiatic and European parts of Turkey.
It is connected to the Black Sea through the Bosphorus, a waterway also known as the Strait of Istanbul.
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Fishermen traveling through the sea are prevented from working as the "sea snot" is clogging up their motors and nets.
Divers have reported a large number of fish and other species dying due to suffocation.
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The Turkish government has dispatched a team to inspect the potential sources of pollution in the sea.
Erdogan blamed untreated sewage being dumped in the sea and rising temperatures.
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