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The Marine Debris team cutting the large bundle of thin plastic film into manageable pieces. (NOAA PIFSC Coral Reef Ecosystem Program)

Two piles of marine debris collected from separate 300-m shoreline segments are staged to be loaded onto the small boat. (NOAA PIFSC Coral Reef Ecosystem Program)

A Marine Debris team member picks out debris from the wrack-line where debris accumulates. (Photo credit: NOAA CREP)

After photo of the western shore of Eastern Island. The debris was bagged up and piled up for pick-up.

Before photo of the western shore of Eastern Island.

People sitting on a large pile of debris.

The Marine Debris team removing derelict fishing nets from North Beach, Sand Island, Midway Atoll. (Photo Credit: NOAA CREP)

The Marine Debris team removing derelict fishing nets from North Beach, Sand Island, Midway Atoll.

A Black-footed albatross sits among a beach filled with derelict fishing net.

The two 17' inflatable Zodiac MKIV work boats used to remove marine debris from the shorelines of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.