Researchers Say Climate Change Is Driving an Alarming Surge in ‘Sea Snot’.mp4

It looks gross and it’s even more dangerous for our planet’s marine life.

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00:00The Sea of Marmara just off the coast of Turkey is being choked out by marine mucilage or what

00:09is more often called sea snot. It's a collection of microorganisms which grow when massive amounts

00:14of untreated sewage is dumped into waterways. The growth attracts both viruses and bacteria

00:19and suffocates marine life living under the surface and because of worsening climate change

00:23sea snot is growing better than ever which is why the Turkish government has now launched a

00:28disaster management program to clean up the outbreak and why filmmaker Tasin Salon is

00:33documenting its bloom recently capturing this incredible albeit quite gross video of the

00:37mucilage. According to Reuters the nation has now employed 25 surface cleaning and barrier laying

00:43vessels for the mucilage management with 18 more boats assisting in the cleanup hoping to curb the

00:48spread of the snot like substance and help protect the sea life which calls the area its home. The

00:53Turkish government says it will declare the Sea of Marmara a protected area by the end of 2021.

00:58the Pacific Island.