Six ring plastic holder, plastic cup, plastic bag |
One night of fun, hundreds of years in the ocean |
A popular boardwalk on a Monday morning |
The morning after a storm. Notice the blue oil container and overturned boat. |
Plastic, styrofoam, wood flotsam. |
Microdebris floating in the water column. |
Birds looking for a tasty treat. Let's hope they don't mistake any of these plastics for food! |
The location of study site number 1, with residents and visitors swimming in the ocean. Notice the garbage and lack of receptacle for the visitors to this beach! |
Microplastics accumulating at the shoreline! |
So many pieces of polymers, styrofoam, and other non-natural materials. |
Garbage being swept away with the tide. |