There is plenty of oil beneath the ocean surface, which is why you often see oil rigs dotting the view. All oil comes from buried fossils decaying over millions of years from heat and pressure. We’re all familiar with the high-profile oil leaks from aging pipelines or crashed oil tankers, but nearly half of all oil that goes into the ocean comes from oil seeps on the seafloor.Īn oil seep is when crude oil leaks out from cracks in the seafloor. It only takes a few days for it to reach the shore. In fact, thousands of gallons of oil naturally seep up from the depths of the ocean every day.Īccording to the folks at Heal the Bay, oil seeps “are a natural geological occurrence and are not caused by any human activity.” In California’s Santa Monica Bay alone, 420 gallons of oil (or 10 barrels) reach the surface every day. Now it doesn’t necessarily mean those clumps of tar are from an oil spill. It probably won’t surprise you, but those black clumps on the beach are actually oil. What is Sticky Beach Tar?įirst, let’s get to the bottom of what exactly that black tar is. I have a few tips and tricks for getting sticky black tar off the bottom of your foot. No big deal, right? But no matter what you do, the black sticky stuff just won’t come off.
You look and notice a glob of black tar-looking substance on your foot. You’re walking along the beach, the sand and the waves tickling your toes, when all of a sudden you feel something sticky on the bottom of your feet.
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