A mucus-like organic matter known as 'sea snot' has been clogging up parts of Turkey’s coastline since late December last year.
Scientists have warned that the gloopy, gelatinous substance is the result of global warming and can have a devastating impact on marine life.
The sea snot was first reported in Turkish waters in 2007 and is created in areas with abundant nutrients in the water and during periods of prolonged warm temperatures and calm weather.
The sea snot is not usually a problem, but when the phytoplankton grows out of control, the substance can suffocate marine life, impacting the breeding grounds for fish while also impacting immobile organisms like coral.
Footage captured in Çınarcık, in Turkey's Yalova Province, over the weekend, shows the substance covering much of a harbour area.
