Smelly sea slime spotted throughout summer isn't just turning off swimmers - it's sticking to them as well. The slime, believed to be caused by nearby offshore fish farms, has disgusted bathers and prompted an Environment Ministry investigation. It is also extremely sticky, as a St Paul's Bay fisherman forced to swim through a patch of slime could testify. St Paul' Bay resident Nicolai Abela was in the area when the man came to shore. He snapped a photo of the fisherman's skin and uploaded it to Facebook along with a warning. "The white scum is extremely sticky & hard to remove apart from stinking of rotten fish," Mr Abela wrote in a post alongside a photo of the stubborn slime on his skin. "To be avoided at all costs since there does not seem an effective way of removing completely." A dermatologist contacted by Times of Malta said the fatty slime could cause skin irritation and even boils. Swimmers who come into contact with the slime should wash it off as soon as possible using detergent rather than soap, the dermatologist said. The slime has been reported in previous years, but this summer season has seen "unprecedented" amounts of it appear along Malta's...
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