The noble pen shell, scientifically referred to as Pinna nobilis and colloquially because the fan mussel, has skilled a outstanding surge in inhabitants within the Marmara Sea. This enhance signifies the species’ personal triumph and presents a promising answer to the pervasive mucilage drawback.
The mucilage drawback skilled within the Marmara Sea in 2021 threatened the existence of many organisms within the marine ecosystem, significantly the noble pen shell.
Mustafa Sarı, a scientist finding out its results, considers these fan mussels important for restoring the Marmara Sea ecosystem as they will filter seawater. Sarı initiated the “Hope Pinna” undertaking in collaboration with Borusan Holding. The undertaking goals to extend the inhabitants of pen shells, listed as an endangered species within the Mediterranean Sea.
To observe the outcomes of the undertaking, Sarı and his staff recognized 80 subregions alongside the 150-kilometer (90-mile) shoreline of the Marmara Sea and scanned an space of 30,000 sq. meters by conducting greater than 200 dives.
Stating that the outcomes have been much more constructive than anticipated, Sarı famous that the mass deaths of pen shells that began earlier than the mucilage invasion within the sea have stopped.
“Pinna has started to appear everywhere in the Marmara Sea, and their presence is significantly higher than the global average. We have determined that a dense population is living healthily,” he mentioned.
Representatives from cities with coastlines on the Marmara Sea, the Agriculture and Forestry Ministry, the Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Ministry, and nongovernmental organizations, in addition to many scientists, just lately gathered in Balıkesir on the “Marmara’s Hope Pinnas Project Conservation Strategy” occasion to additional discover the mollusk’s potential.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
