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One study found that 97.5% of chicks had plastic in their stomachs, according to the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
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Laysan Albatrosses’ Plastic Problem 3

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Midway Atoll, where these photos were taken, is more than 2,000 miles from the nearest land.
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Laysan Albatrosses’ Plastic Problem 1

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Dr. Rabalais speaking at a podium
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Dr. Nancy Rabalais: Troubled Waters in the Gulf of Mexico

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Changing Tides - Brave New Ocean

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a pelican covered in oil
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Lessons from the Panama Oil Spill

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Piles of marine debris collected on Midway Atoll
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Marine Debris on Midway Atoll

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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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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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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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A placard warns residents that water—and anything else—that goes own this storm drain makes its way into the Potomac River and, eventually the ocean.
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Marked Storm Drain

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A sunset over Boston Harbor.
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Sunset over Boston Harbor

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Pile of Plastic Trash
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Plastic Trash Looms

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