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Marine debris can come from a variety of sources, both land- and ocean-based.

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A derelict vessel in Panama City, Florida after Hurricane Michael

Hurricane Florence debris collected in the coastal marshes of North Carolina.

A person bends down to pick up some lumber in a pile that was created by a hurricane in North Carolina.

Removing dock debris, with large construction equipment, left in the wake of Hurricane Florence.

Debris from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in the Gulf of Mexico Region