Turkey launches 'sea snot' clean-up to save Sea of Marmara

Boats are anchored on the shore as they are surrounded by sea snot, a thick slimy layer of the organic matter more

Sea-surface-cleaning vessels and barrier-laying boats of Istanbul Municipality clean up the sea snot in Istanbmore

Sea-surface-cleaning vessels and barrier-laying boats of Istanbul Municipality clean up the sea snot in Istanbmore

Sea-surface-cleaning vessels and barrier-laying boats of Istanbul Municipality clean up the sea snot in Istanbmore

An almost deserted beach is seen next to sea snot, a thick slimy layer of the organic matter known as marine mmore

Aerial view of boats of the Optimist and Laser international classes competing during a race as the sea is parmore

Children sail on single-handed dinghy boats of the Optimist international class during a training session as tmore

People swim as the sea is covered by sea snot on the shores of Istanbul, Turkey June 12, 2021. REUTERS/Umit Bemore

Boats are docked to a marina covered by sea snot in Istanbul, Turkey June 13, 2021. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Aerial view of a deserted beach and sea snot on the shores of Istanbul, Turkey June 12, 2021. REUTERS/Umit Bekmore

Aerial view of sea snot on the shores of Istanbul, Turkey June 12, 2021. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Aerial view of an almost deserted beach and sea snot on the shores of Istanbul, Turkey June 12, 2021. REUTERS/more

Aerial view of a ferry sailing through sea snot on the shores of Istanbul, Turkey June 12, 2021. REUTERS/Umit more

Aerial view of a woman swimming in the middle of sea snot on the shores of Istanbul, Turkey June 12, 2021. REUmore

A beach is seen almost deserted as the sea is covered by sea snot on the shores of Istanbul, Turkey June 12, 2more

A commercial vessel sails through Marmara Sea covered by sea snot in Istanbul, Turkey June 12, 2021. REUTERS/Umore

Aerial view of sea snot on the shores of Istanbul, Turkey June 12, 2021. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Aerial view of 'sea snot' on the shores of Istanbul, Turkey June 8, 2021. REUTERS/Mehmet Caliskan

Women and their children swim as they are surrounded by sea snot on the shores of Istanbul, Turkey June 12, 20more

Aerial view of cleaning vessels and boats sailing through the sea covered with a plague of sea snot on the shomore

Aerial view of sea snot on the shores of Istanbul, Turkey June 12, 2021. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

A man sprays tap water on diver and filmmaker Tahsin Ceylan after he dived to inspect the sea covered with a pmore

Aerial view of 'sea snot' on the shores of Istanbul, Turkey June 8, 2021. REUTERS/Mehmet Caliskan

Drone footage shows 'sea snot' spreading through the Sea of Marmara on the shores of Istanbul, Turkey June 7, more

Seagulls roost on rocks by the sea covered with 'sea snot', June 6, 2021. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Drone footage shows 'sea snot' on the shores of Istanbul, Turkey June 7, 2021.  REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Drone footage shows 'sea snot' on the shores of Istanbul, Turkey June 7, 2021.  REUTERS/Umit Bektas

A man stands on his boat as the sea is covered by a plague of 'sea snot' near the Moda pier in Istanbul, Turkemore

Diver and filmmaker Tahsin Ceylan swims to inspect the sea covered with a plague of sea snot on the shores of more

A worker cleans plague of sea snot on the shores of Istanbul, Turkey June 8, 2021. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Cleaning vessels and a coast guard boat sail through the sea covered with a plague of sea snot on the shores omore

Boats are docked in a small port on the shores of Istanbul, Turkey June 6, 2021. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

An aerial view shows a thick layer of "sea snot" in the Bostanci harbour in Istanbul, Turkey May 31, 2021. REUmore

Party balloons lie on a beach among a plague of 'sea snot' on the shores of Istanbul, Turkey June 6, 2021. REUmore

An aerial view shows a thick layer of "sea snot" in the Bostanci harbour in Istanbul, Turkey May 31, 2021. REUmore

A seagull flies over a plague of sea snot on the shores of Istanbul, Turkey June 6, 2021. REUTERS/Umit Bektas