Updated 7.30pm with tuna operators' reaction

Foamy slime hit a number of beaches once again on Saturday, angering bathers and passers-by capitalising on the fine weaether.

Several readers sent pictures to Times of Malta showing foamy white water being whipped up as it approaches shore.

Readers said the slime reeked of dead fish, and had hit beaches like Exiles in Sliema and Ħondoq in Gozo. 

"This is a weekly occurrence. For people like me, the swimming season is not over," one reader from Sliema said.

Another bather in Gozo said: "The smell is really stomach-churning."

In a statement later on Saturday, the Maltese Federation of Aquaculture Producers insisted its members had nothing to do with the foamy substance. 

The FMAP said its operators were monitoring all their cages to ensure the least possible impact on the environment.

They also provided a video to show that the material disintegrates with contact and does not stick to one's hands.

Read: Sea slime is being collected and sold by fish farm operators

Sliema beach.Sliema beach.

 

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