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Theres the calf, yeah. Nice. We know that the Pregnancy Rates are high, the population is increasing, and were also seeing more calves in the water. Woo im taking the chilliest dip of my life. Woohoo . And camping out on the ice. Were going to be here, like, i tomorrow morning still putting a tent up at this rate. As more and more people embark on these adventures, what can we learn about this, the most pristine place on the planet . Were sailing into an area famous for Humpback Whale sightings wilhelmina bay. Onboard ourship, the fridtjof nansen, theres a complement of independent scientists....

This holiday weeko system was a rich ecosystem. even one year ago, you know, they are healthy. they were healthy u know, one year ago. and now it's bad. >> reporter: a year ago, this is what the underwater life looked like here. this is the exact same spot today. this professor, a planktolog ayest takes a surface sample. he described it as a dense soup mostly made up of bacteria and phytoplankton's mucus secretions. what am i looking at here? this is one of the phytoplank on the species that he says is one ingredient in the nastiness under the water. the sea is like a coronavirus patient who h...

The mucilage coating off a dead one. back onboard, the gravity of what we witnessed sets in. the professor says he and other scientists first observed mucilage in these waters in 2007. is this the first year, where you've seen mucilage killing coral and sea life? >> yes. yeah. of course, feel very bad because, you know, doing -- during our childhood, this ecosystem is -- was -- was a rich ecosystem. even one year ago, you know, they are healthy. they were healthy. you know, one year ago. but now, it's bad. >> reporter: a year ago, this is what the underwater life looked like here. this is the ...

During our childhood, this ecosystem is is -- was -- was a rich ecosystem. even one year ago, you know, they are healthy. they were healthy. you know, one year ago. but now, it's bad. >> reporter: a year ago, this is what the underwater life looked like here. this is the exact same spot, today. professor mohammed a plankologist takes a surface sample. he describes mucilage as a dense, organic soup, mostly, made up of bacteria, fie phytoplanktons secretions. one of the species that he says is one ingredient in that deadly nastiness underwater. the sea is just like a coronavirus patient, who has...

>> reporter: a year ago, this is what the underwater life looked like here. this is the exact same spot, today. professor mohammed, a planktologist, takes a surface sample. he describes mucilage as a dense, organic soup. mostly, made up of bacteria and phytoplankton's mucus secretions. >> so what am i looking at right here? this little guy is just one of thephyte phytoplankton species that he says is just one iningredient in the nastiness under water. the sea of marmara is just like a coronavirus patient who's been intubated, the professor explains. because the educatiooxygen at t greater dept...