The Sea Lettuce in Izmir Bay is being cleaned

İzmir Metropolitan Municipality officials, Karşıyaka He emphasized that the green algae called 'ulva lactuca', which is seen on the shores above the sea and known as 'sea lettuce' among the people, is caused by the proliferation of nutrient elements in the sea due to the increase in temperature. Algae, which are reported to be harmless to human health, are collected by municipal teams.

Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, especially in the Gulf Karşıyaka He started a study on the green algae called 'ulva lactuca', known as 'sea lettuce' among the people seen on its shores. It was emphasized that sea lettuce breaks off and hits the beach due to the seasonal increase in sea temperature and the proliferation of nutrient elements in the sea, and it does not harm human health and sea creatures. Municipality teams took action to prevent the algae from rotting and causing bad odor, and started cleaning from the shore and the sea.