The heart grieves what the eye does not see. The nightmare of the Marmara Sea, mucilage, or “sea snot,” reappeared off the coast of Maltepe, Istanbul on Tuesday, with experts and activists resuming warnings that the environmental catastrophe might affect the region again this summer with the current rate of pollution and warming.
The unsettling news came two days after scientists conducting underwater studies off Princes’ Islands in the Marmara Sea found that last year’s breakout greatly affected marine life, including corals and sponges.
The mucilage problem, which has plagued the surface of the Marmara, reached a level that could be described as catastrophic last year. The natural phenomenon, blamed on the increase in organic pollutants and rise in sea temperatures, greatly affected tourism and fishing.
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