Dillon Beach. The remains of a beautiful blonde doll wash ashore in an affluent beach town. Her frozen expression seems startled, her eyes wide open. Where did she come from? A passing ship? - a child's toy lost in the surf? Did she wash down a stream from somewhere inland? Our seas are becoming awash in plastic from many sources.

Image ID: line4836, NOAA's America's Coastlines Collection
Location: California, Marin County
Photo Date: 1997 November 15
Credit: Beach Watch, NOAA, Farallones Marine Sanctuary Association

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