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Marine Debris Fact Sheet
Marine Debris Fact Sheet.

Learn more about marine debris— what it is, where it comes from, and how we can help.

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Abandoned vessels removed from Beaufort’s waterway (Photo Credit: Town of Beaufort, North Carolina).
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Trash mixed in with natural debris on a shoreline.
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Shoreline Monitoring.
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Oversimplified graphic of "garbage patches" in the North Pacific Ocean
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Derelict vessel in Florida
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