Appears to be hemp rope on a black sand Aleutian Island beach.
Image ID: fish1936, NOAA's Fisheries Collection Credit: Courtesy of Doug Helton , NOAA/NOS/ORR/ERD Category: Fisheries/Marine Debris/ • High Resolution Photo Available
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