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The Kodiak Archipelago and the Alaska Peninsula Get Cleaned from Entangling Marine Debris

A coastal view of Alaska where the tide is out and exposes a muddy beach. On the beach rests drift wood and plastic debris.

Cleanup, Recycling, and Recovery on the Alaska Peninsula

A crew of people holding filled garbage bags standing at the shoreline and watching an incoming small boat.

Banding Together to Prevent Plastic Packing Band Pollution in the Bering Sea

Cleanup volunteers removing debris on a beach.

Preventing Marine Debris on the North Slope of Alaska

Wildlife staff removing marine debris along the shore of the North Slope Borough of Alaska.

Salvaging Solutions to Abandoned and Derelict Vessels Webinar Series

Salvaging Solutions to Abandoned and Derelict Vessels.

2021 Mid-Atlantic Marine Debris Action Plan

Plastic bottles littering a shallow forest stream.

Marine Debris Foundation

Trash scattered on sand near shrubby vegetation on a beach.

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