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A screenshot from video showing a sea turtle on the sand.

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Sea Turtles Return to the Sea

June 2017

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A young Kemp's ridley sea turtle in recovery.

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Kemp’s ridley sea turtle recovers from oil

June 2010

The currents of the North Pacific gyre collect trash—mostly bits of microscopic plastic—into what are known as "garbage patches."

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Ocean Trash Plaguing Our Sea

September 2011

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