Black sea Ecosystem faces Rapidโข Decline, Raising Environmental Concerns
ISTANBUL – Aโ dramatic shift is occurring in the black Sea ecosystem, transformingโค aโค historicallyโฃ healthy marine โenvironmentโ into oneโ facing meaningful risk, according โto recent findings and expert analysis. Once known for its rich biodiversity,the Black Sea is now grappling with declining oxygen โคlevels,increased jellyfish blooms,andโค a shrinking fish population,prompting urgent โขcalls for international cooperation to addressโฃ the crisis.
Professor Dr. Kervan, speaking on broader Turkish healthcare independence, highlighted TรSEB’s efforts toward domestic production of medical devices,โฃ including aโค heart-lung machine developed with ASELSAN, expected โคto beginโ clinical trials and potential hospital use after mid-2026. He alsoโข notedโ progress in producing large stentsโข for coronary and aortic vessels, aiming for international competitiveness.
Though, the Black Sea’s deterioration presents a separate, critical environmental challenge. Scientists attribute the changes to a complex interplay of factors, including agricultural runoff carrying excessiveโ nutrients, warmer water temperatures linked โคto climate change, โand โฃincreased shipping activity. These factors contribute to eutrophication – an over-enrichment ofโค water with nutrients – leading to algal blooms โthat โdeplete oxygen as they decompose.
“Many people do not even know that โฃthere is hypertension,” stated Prof. dr. Kervan, referencing chronic disease research by TรSEB’s Institute of โขChronic Diseases, โincluding studies on early-onset hypertension โคand theโค development of age-specific blood pressure targets. โฃthis underscores the broader need for preventative healthcare measures, mirroring the proactive approach needed โคto โคaddress the Black Sea’s ecological decline.
The consequences of the Black Sea’s โchanging conditions are far-reaching. Declining โฃoxygen levels create “dead zones” โwhere marine life cannot survive. โ Jellyfish, thrivingโค in these conditions, are outcompeting fish populations, disrupting the food chain and impacting local fisheries. The long-term effects on the โblack Sea’s โคunique ecosystem, and theโ economies that depend on it, remain uncertain, butโ experts warn thatโข without immediate action, the situation โฃwill continueโฃ to worsen.