Photos: Weird Yellow Fluff Balls Wash Up on French Beaches

Mousse

Others have likened the appearance of the pollution to mousse.

Sullying the beach

Either way, the fields of debris are making it difficult for beach goers to enjoy the beaches.

As far as the eye can see

In some places, the yellow blobs extend far out into the distance as far as the eye can see.

Small distribution

Some beaches seem to be lightly covered with the blobs.

Blob pileup

In some places, huge amounts of the pollution piled up.

Kelp and other material

Sea kelp often entangled the goo.

Waste

Here, a mixture of yellow blobs, sea kelp and other waste.

Beach pollution

Beach pollution is a big problem in this area, according to the SEa-Mer Association.

Floating in the sea

Paraffin floats in the water which is how it can fall off ships and make it ashore. This material may not be industrial paraffin.

Spongey

Here, a closeup of the spongy material.