Paddle blade found on Kamilo Beach, Big Island (Hawaii), HI. (Photo Credit: NOAA)

Plastic camera lens cap found on Kamilo Beach, Big Island (Hawaii), HI. (Photo Credit: NOAA)

Plastic toy soldiers found on Kamilo Beach, Big Island (Hawaii), HI. (Photo Credit: NOAA)

Plastic bubble wrap found on the shore of the Great Lakes. (Photo Credit: NOAA)

Plastic toys (wheel and checker) found on Kamilo Beach, Big Island (Hawaii), HI. (Photo Credit: NOAA)

Plastic shotgun shell found on a beach on Gibson Island, Chesapeake Bay. (Photo Credit: NOAA)

Plastic pallet washed ashore at Tidepool beach, CA. This is classified as large debris. (Photo Credit: California Coast National Monument Task Force)

Plastic shotgun shell wad found on the beach of Sandy Point State Park, MD. (Photo Credit: NOAA)

Plastic mesh oyster bag found on Drakes Beach, Point Reyes National Seashore, CA. (Photo Credit: Greater Farallones NMS)

Plastic foam insulation found washed ashore at Hobuck beach, WA. Note: even though the item is partially made of wood, the predominant material type is the foam insulation, thus is classified as plastic other. (Photo Credit: NOAA)

Bait trap used for crabbing found washed ashore on Drakes Beach, Point Reyes National Seashore, CA. (Photo Credit: Greater Farallones NMS)

Plastic boxing glove found on a beach in Hawaii. (Photo Credit: NOAA)

Plastic eel trap washed ashore on Hobuck beach, WA. (Photo Credit: Olympic Coast NMS)

Plastic badminton birdie found on Muriel O Ponsler beach, OR. (Photo Credit: Surfrider Foundation Siuslaw Chapter)

Plastic shotgun shell wad found at Gibson Island, Chesapeake Bay. (Photo Credit: NOAA)

Plastic toys found along the shores of the Chesapeake Bay. (Photo Credit: NOAA)

Plastic fishing reel found along the shore of the Chesapeake Bay. (Photo Credit: NOAA)