Plastic debris washed at the high tide line. Marine birds, turtles, and other creatures can not differentiate these materials from various foods and sometimes die from ingesting plastic.
Image ID: fish1939, 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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