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This rainbow sheen on the sea surface is what it looks like when the oil bubbles make it to the sea surface.
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Oily Sheen On Sea Surface

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Regulated fish waste dump sites can attract predators, such as these seagulls, fish, and even small sharks, which feed on the scraps.
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Seagulls at a Seafood Waste Site

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Pile of Plastic Trash
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Plastic Trash Looms

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Pelicans gather at the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
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Pelicans Perch on Oil Booms

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Marine Ecologist Jeremy Jackson
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Marine Ecologist Jeremy Jackson Discusses Oil Spills

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A view of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill as seen from a NOAA research aircraft, June 2010.
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The Oil Spill From Above

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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

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The colorful parrotfish sculpture is made entirely of ocean plastic trash.
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Turning Ocean Trash to Treasure

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The video series "It's Okay To Be Smart" takes a look at the world of single-use plastic and its impact on the ocean.
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How Much Plastic is in the Ocean?

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An underwater blizzard of oil, marine microbes, "sea snot", and algae.
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Five Questions with Uta Passow, How An Oil Spill Affects the Movement of Carbon In the Ocean

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a red snapper's ear stone in the palm of someone's hand
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A Red Snapper's Ear Stone

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A sunset over Boston Harbor.
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Sunset over Boston Harbor

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