Natural threat to the Turkish straits sea area: the mucilage

The Turkish Straits Sea Area comprises the Istanbul, Canakkale Straits, and Marmara Sea. area is most essential natural waterway connecting continents of Asia Europe. However, as May 2021, it polluted with Mucilage which a slippery mass microorganisms mostly clustered together, covering large areas, mainly in locally Straits. Unicellular organisms release fatty acids from body under stressful environmental conditions. area, also connects Black Aegean Sea, constitutes critical marine habitat among species. On one hand, ballast operations create sticky surface on ship's hull underwater structure contact water. At same time, there necessity cooling machinery seawater. Ship systems use seawater to cool engine block, while filtration prevents damage system. mucilage effect affects control vessel by causing clogging filters that serve protect fact water taken affected Mucilage, clogging, involving outer ship safety at high level. This research article tries explain effects ships sailing