Skip to content

U.S. Department of Commerce | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | National Ocean Service

Home
  • Who We Are
    • Contact Us
    • The Marine Debris Act
    • 2021-2025 Strategic Plan
  • Discover the Issue
    • Garbage Patches
    • TRASH TALK
    • Types and Sources
    • Impacts
    • How to Help
  • Current Efforts
    • Prevention
    • Removal
    • Research
    • Emergency Response
    • Outreach
    • International Collaboration
    • Interagency Marine Debris Coordinating Committee
    • Marine Debris Clearinghouse
  • In Your Region
    • Alaska
    • California
    • Florida & the Caribbean
    • Great Lakes
    • Gulf of Mexico
    • Mid-Atlantic
    • Northeast
    • Pacific Islands
    • Pacific Northwest
    • Southeast
  • Resources
    • Funding Opportunities
    • Abandoned and Derelict Vessels
    • Activities and Curricula
    • Emergency Response Guides and Regional Action Plans
    • Posters and Fact Sheets
    • Reports and Technical Memos
  • Multimedia
    • Videos
    • Audio
    • Artwork
    • Infographics
    • Photos
    • Story Maps
  • Blog

You are here

  1. Home ›
  2. Multimedia ›
  3. Photos ›
  4. Sources

Sources

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

Additional Photo Categories

  • Types
  • Solutions
  • Research
  • Prevention
  • Impacts
All resources that are credited to NOAA are in the public domain and are free to use; however, we would appreciate you listing us as your source. For use of resources credited to other organizations, permission should be obtained from that organization.
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.
Exhibitor tent and fishing supplies.
Overflowing trash cans.
Debris from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in the Gulf of Mexico Region
Revised: Jan 19, 2021 11:34pm | Site map | Contact Us | Disclaimer | Privacy Policy | Website Satisfaction Survey | Information Quality | FOIA | Website Accessibility
Web Site Owner: OR&R's Marine Debris Division | Office of Response and Restoration | NOAA's Ocean Service | NOAA | US Department of Commerce | USA.gov