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Mark Dodd, a wildlife biologist from Georgia's Department of Natural Resources, surveying oiled sargassum seaweed in the Gulf of Mexico after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010.
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The Oil Spill, Two Years Later

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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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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

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Students share a microscope to get a closer look at plankton samples from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.
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A Current Event in the Classroom: Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

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After the Japanese tsunami in 2011 over 280 Japanese species floated to the West Coast of the United States on marine debris. 
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Invasive Species Hitch a Ride on Tsunami Debris

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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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Let's Get Our Hands Dirty This Women's History Month

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Woods Hole researchers sample oil from the ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico
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Scientists From Woods Hole Respond to Gulf Oil Spill

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A brittle star clings to the branches of a deep sea coral
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A Brittle Star May Be a Coral’s Best Friend

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a ship from above
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Spying a Front

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A tiny piece of plastic photographed by a scanning electron micrograph.
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A Microbial Reef

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Much of the plastic comes from litter on land, which washes down storm drains and eventually makes it to the ocean. Some bits are from fishing nets and lines discarded by fishing boats.
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Laysan Albatrosses’ Plastic Problem 7

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Oil leaks from cars and other vehicles contribute to ocean pollution.
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Oil Leak on Roadway

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A sculpture of a giant octopus made of ocean debris
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Octavia the Octopus

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