In our news that we share with you from time to time, we talk about color changes in certain parts of our seas. Now a new one has been added to this event. The color of the sea turned orange at Arnavutköy Karaburun Beach. Citizens who saw the state of the sea worriedly reported to the ‘Alo 181’ line of the Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Presidency. Acting on this, the authorities made statements that would alleviate their concerns.
Scientists investigating the causes of color change in the Black Sea conducted tests on the samples they collected. As a result of the tests, it was understood that the reason for the color change in the sea was the excessive increase in phytoplankton. Experts gave good news at this point. In the examinations made, the species that caused the mucilage that destroyed the seas last year were not detected, at least in the samples collected on the Karaburun Coast.
“Seasonally normal”
Explanations on the color change in the Black Sea from Istanbul University Prof. Dr. Made by Yelda Aktan. “The type of living thing that also causes mucilage is phytoplankton. As a result of interaction with other bacteria, mucilage covered the water surface. Again, the living things that cause this are the living species we call phytoplankton. This time, a different species found an opportunity, this increased and caused a color change. It is now causing mucilage. “We didn’t see any of the species that were present in this sample. But that doesn’t mean they don’t exist. They just had the opportunity, they increased and caused a color change. If other species had increased, they would have formed mucilage.” Aktan said, summarizing the situation in this way.
Prof. Dr. The most important of Yelda Aktan’s statements was about the preservation of ecological balance. According to the scientist, it is very important to keep the seas clean and not to mix waste into the seas. Because as waste mixes into the seas, phytoplankton begins to die and as a result, the amount of oxygen in the sea decreases. “We did not encounter such a situation in the Marmara Sea during this period of increase, but attention and monitoring are needed.” Yelda Aktan says that the precaution should not be abandoned.
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