The sea washed away the rotting algae in Anapa against the backdrop of the authorities' inaction.

The authorities waited for the sea to wash away the rotting algae on the therapeutic beach of Anapa, bloggers pointed out. Cladophora (kamka) is important for the ecosystem and saturates the water with oxygen, but for the comfort of vacationers, it needs to be removed from the shore in a timely manner.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", the rotting algae are not being removed from the Central (therapeutic) beach of Anapa, which has resulted in a sharp smell on the beach and the absence of vacationers, the blogger reported. However, according to him, such a situation exists in part of the beach, where there are fewer algae, people are already swimming.

The black algae on the central beach of Anapa were washed away by a small storm, wrote blogger Max Anapsky. "Apparently, that was the plan, to not remove them. But they need to be removed — this is the face of the resort. And before summer, the beach in this area needs to be replenished with sand about 50 meters wide," he believes.

This information was also confirmed by other bloggers.

"There are many people. The water is warm. There are waves, but the sea is clean. Zero kamka," published Yuri Ozarovsky in a report from the beach in Vityazevo.

At the same time, just two days earlier, on the therapeutic beach near the Ferris wheel, the once green algae had now turned black. "There are no people on the beach due to the smell of rotting Cladophora (kamka)," noted ecologist and director of natural programs at the "Green Patrol" organization Roman Pukalov in his Telegram channel on September 6.

It is one of the main parts of the bay's ecosystem. It cleanses it, saturates it with oxygen.

"Without kamka, there would have long been a swamp in the Anapa bay, because it plays a crucial role. It is one of the main parts of the bay's ecosystem. It cleanses it, saturates it with oxygen. But when it is washed ashore, it begins to rot, turning into black sludge, which causes discomfort. The smell of hydrogen sulfide is felt, ammonia — there is nothing dangerous for health in this. Bacterial pollution increases in this sludge. You definitely shouldn't swim in this, but it does not pose a deadly danger, or any danger to health at all," Pukalov told blogger Andrey Makovozov in an interview.

According to him, kamka should be treated as an integral part of the ecosystem. But for the comfort of vacationers, it needs to be removed.

The resort season in Anapa opened against the backdrop of a sharp contrast in the state of the coastline. Some beaches are open and deemed safe, while other areas are closed due to erosion, unstable ground, and ecological risks. Information about which beaches are ready for visitors and which pose dangers is provided in the "Caucasian Knot" report "Beaches of Anapa: open and dangerous zones".

Despite the problems with sand and algae on the beaches, Anapa in July showed the most significant increase in tourists in the Krasnodar region. Hotels are keeping prices in Anapa at last year's level and even holding sales, emphasized a hotelier.

On December 15, 2024, two tankers carrying fuel oil sank in the Kerch Strait. As a result, a crew member of one of the tankers died. In addition, there was an oil spill, which led to catastrophic ecological consequences, according to the "Caucasian Knot" report "Fuel oil spill in the Kerch Strait". Materials on the consequences of the fuel oil spill have been collected by the "Caucasian Knot" on the page "Ecological disaster in Kuban".