Turkey Cleans Up 'Sea Snot' on Istanbul Shores

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Aerial view of 'sea snot', a thick slimy layer of the organic matter also known as marine mucilage, spreading through the Sea of Marmara and posing a threat to marine life and the fishing industry, on the shores of Istanbul, Turkey June 8, 2021. Turkish authorities on Tuesday (June 8) began their battle against the plague of "sea snot" threatening the Sea of Marmara as divers and boats were sent to clean up the substance. REUTERS/Mehmet Caliskan

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Diver Mehtap Akbas Ciftci swims to inspect the sea covered with a plague of sea snot, a thick slimy layer of the organic matter, also known as marine mucilage, spread through the Sea of Marmara and which poses a threat to marine life and the fishing industry, on the shores of Istanbul, Turkey June 8, 2021. Harbours, shorelines and swathes of seawater have been blanketed by the viscous, greyish substance, some of which has also sunk below the waves, suffocating life on the seabed. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

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A worker cleans plague of sea snot, a thick slimy layer of the organic matter also known as marine mucilage, spread through the Sea of Marmara and which poses a threat to marine life and the fishing industry, on the shores of Istanbul, Turkey June 8, 2021. Environment Minister Murat Kurum said on Sunday (June 6) Turkey planned to designate the entire Sea of Marmara a protected area, reduce pollution and improve treatment of waste water from coastal cities and ships which has helped the sea snot to spread. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

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A man stands on his boat as the sea is covered by a plague of 'sea snot', a thick slimy layer of the organic matter, also known as marine mucilage, near the Moda pier in Istanbul, Turkey June 7, 2021. REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya

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Boats are docked in a small port covered with a plague of 'sea snot', a thick slimy layer of the organic matter, also known as marine mucilage, spread through the Sea of Marmara and posing a threat to marine life and the fishing industry, on the shores of Istanbul, Turkey June 6, 2021. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

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Drone footage shows 'sea snot', a thick slimy layer of the organic matter, also known as marine mucilage, spreading through the Sea of Marmara and posing a threat to marine life and the fishing industry, on the shores of Istanbul, Turkey June 7, 2021. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

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