A goopy substance called sea snot has been clogging Turkish coasts in the Sea of Marmara for months. The mucus has been filling fishing nets, suffocating coral, and killing marine life. Climate change ...

These seas need to sneeze. A damaging bloom of “sea snot” is coating seas around Turkey, threatening wildlife and livelihoods. The sea snot, called marine mucilage by professionals, has overtaken the ...

Istanbul — Turkey's Marmara Sea is dying. Globs of feathery goo are literally choking the life out of the water. Scientists say rising sea temperatures and untreated wastewater being dumped into the ...

Istanbul — Turkey's president has promised to rescue the Marmara Sea from an outbreak of "sea snot" that is alarming marine biologists and environmentalists. A huge mass of marine mucilage, a thick, ...

Just an hour by ferry from the crowded center of Istanbul, the Princes’ Islands are typically thronged with visitors in the warmer months of the year. But this spring, the beaches and harbors of this ...

Experts in Turkey are demanding action after large blankets of so-called "sea snot" clogged up its coastline, damaging marine life and the country's fishing industry. The thick, dark foamy substance, ...

A thick, slimy layer of so-called “sea snot” is spreading in Turkey’s Sea of Marmara to the south of Istanbul, posing a threat to marine life and the fishing industry. Scientists say climate change ...

ISTANBUL, TURKEY - MAY 02: A drone photo shows an aerial view of white layer formed on the sea, caused by the sea snots near Maltepe, Kadikoy and Adalar districts of Istanbul, Turkey on May 02, 2021. ...

Divers who have seen the phenomenon firsthand describe many types of underwater sea snot. There are the “stringers,” which most resemble the sticky goo that might actually come out of your nose. But ...

A major marine transportation hub that connects the Black and Aegean seas near Turkey was brought to a standstill in early June 2021 after the region experienced what is believed to be the biggest ...