Saturday, 5 June 2021

Turkey's Seas Catch a Summer Cold

A combination of nutrient overload (human-generated organic waste) and climate heating (human-generated climate change) have resulted in a explosive algal bloom in Turkey's Aegean sea (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/05/sea-snot-covers-turkish-coast-threatening-fishing-industry). The algal bloom has generated a thick and slimy mucilage (dubbed 'sea snot'), decimating fishing in that area. The bloom kills fish by blocking the sunlight and consequently reducing the oxygen levels in seawater. It also kills shellfish by stopping bivalves closing. It probably doesn't goes down too well, with any holiday makers who manage to get to Turkey for a break. The obvious thing to do would be to reduce the effluent run off into the Aegean!
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