Environmental alarm off the coast of Croatia: a huge bloom of jellyfish is polluting the sea near Rovinj, and an oil slick is floating in the south.
Holidaymakers in Croatia are sounding the alarm: off the coast of Istria, the Mediterranean Sea has been showing its stinkiest side for days. A slimy brownish layer formed on the surface. It doesn’t really invite you to swim. “The dark spots are gathering in the bays,” reports a disappointed holidaymaker from Salzburg.
Expert suspects sea slime
Researchers are also concerned about the state of the Mediterranean Sea: “The phenomena are complex. The term algae plague is not always correct,” explains marine biologist Robert Hofrichter. He suspects it could be so-called sea slime. Organic material dies and bacteria consume all the oxygen. A scientific colleague also reported a massive presence of a type of jellyfish in the region, the so-called sea walnut. The floating tormentors spread explosively.
And to make matters worse, an oil slick hundreds of meters long was discovered on Sunday at the southernmost tip of Istria, near Premantura. A campsite popular among Austrians is also affected. Auxiliaries battle the seas’ greatest enemy.
Source: Krone
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