As Turkey was finally breathing a sigh of relief of relief after disposal of The thick, sticky substance known as marine gum, or marine mucus, that covers the Marmara Sea, an expert warned that nightmare It may not be over after.
Professor Mustafa Saree, Dean of Navy College in Bandirma Unidi Eylul University in Balikesir Province, in a statement to the Demiroren Agency (DHA) on Sunday that the gum did not disappear, settled at the bottom of Sea as “gum mud”.
“If sea surface temperatures rise, there will be enough amount of Nitrogen and Phosphorous in the sea. “There are still pollutants,” he said, explaining that since then there has been no change in Sea conditions, the Marmara Sea may encounter a new Gum crisis.
Sari noted that people They were afraid when the gum first They were seen, but fell into dissatisfaction after he began to disappear from the surface. “Did he save us? I’m sorry but we weren’t saved of It’s because of the gum developed K result. In other words, it is an environmental disaster because of originalstable binary current system of Marmara Sea.
“So we can’t say we got rid of it of “The gum because there was no widespread change,” Sarri said. out This ‘unless causes change the results stay as you are.”
Indicating that they did not face the glue on The surface of the sea , for Now, Sarri said that a rise in sea temperature may trigger gum again. Highlight the presence of excess algae growth in Sari said in the Sea of Marmara, “We can happily say at the moment that there is no gum in Visible water column on Sea surface, at least not as much last year. “
However, repeat it last year the gum is not completely gone.
detail on The team’s biography and notes, said: “For now, the vision in The sea is very low. Mine team I am constantly monitoring the situation with Weekly dive. We dive around the Marmara Sea voluntarily. The common Note in everyone of These dives at the moment is that there is excess algae growth. Because the nitrogen and phosphorous load in The sea is very high.”
“compared to last yearThe Marmara Sea is now 1.5°C (2.7°F) colder. Accordingly, we happily not faced with Extreme gum formation yet. However, if sea surface temperatures increase, we may face new formation” added.
field studies in partnership with Antalya Metropolitan Municipality and Akdeniz University continue to measure and manage risk of gum nightmare in Marmara affects the Mediterranean.
The teams They examined Arapsuyu and the surrounding water resources after the Kirkoz Basin.
Field studies were underway in Bodies of water all over Antalya since September in Yes avoid gum problem in Mediterranean, Akdeniz University College of Dean of Fisheries professor Gil Coron said, “We take samples from the stations that we have identified, and these samples are analyzed in laboratories and we evaluate results. “
For example, if there is an excess of nitrogen or aluminum in a placewe gather together to evaluate and work on procedures. this is project will last for Three years, we’ve got results of Studies conducted so far. we will share these results with The public in Coming days ” added.
Gum problem that plagued the surface of Marmara, has reached a level that can be described as catastrophic last year. Natural phenomenon, blame on the increase in POPs and rise in Sea temperatures have greatly affected tourism and fishing.
Gum is an overgrowth of Microscopic algae are called phytoplankton caused by rising Sea water temperatures due to global Warming, stagnant water and pollution. been detected in January 2021 and intensify and expand in April, result in Grand problemunlike previous cases where it usually disappeared in From a month to 45 days. It also continued to increase in intensity in May and June Turkish authorities announced The Sea of Marmara 22-point action plan to address the increase. The plan was implemented jointly out By the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. Health and Interior ministriesamong other bodies, NGOs (NGOs) and coastal municipalities under coordination of states also took part in the plan.
The plan was followed by a large-scale clean-up of land and sea campaign. In areas near the beaches, sections covered with sea mucus of The sea is marked and the glue has been dried by vacuuming equipment. At sea, boats collected gum and brought it to land for Dispose of at waste collection sites.
After intensive sea cleaning campaignThe Turkish authorities reported that the sea had been cleared of gum; However, aerial photographs took the layers of gum on The surface of the sea in Maltepe in February.
