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Arctic fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) dead after it was caught in abandoned fishing net. to Risoya, Troms, Norway, June.
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Espen Bergersen / Arctic fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) dead after it was caught in abandoned fishing net. to Risoya, Troms, Norway, June.
Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) hatchling caught in fishing net, Bissagos Islands, Guinea Bissau. Endangered species. 3rd Place in the SOS Especes Menacees / SOS Endangered Species Portfolio category of...
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Pedro Narra / Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) hatchling caught in fishing net, Bissagos Islands, Guinea Bissau. Endangered species. 3rd Place in the SOS Especes Menacees / SOS Endangered Species Portfolio category of...
Female Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) tangled in a discarded fishing net, Lundy Island, Devon, England, UK, July 2010.
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Alex Mustard / Female Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) tangled in a discarded fishing net, Lundy Island, Devon, England, UK, July 2010.
Veined octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus) incorporating a piece of plastic bag when making its den. Ambon Bay, Ambon, Maluku Archipelago, Indonesia. Banda Sea, tropical west Pacific Ocean.
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Alex Mustard / Veined octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus) incorporating a piece of plastic bag when making its den. Ambon Bay, Ambon, Maluku Archipelago, Indonesia. Banda Sea, tropical west Pacific Ocean.
Deep sea shrimp with plastic fishing net in its throat, found at  1200m depth. Atlantic Ocean, close to Cape Verde.
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Solvin Zankl / Deep sea shrimp with plastic fishing net in its throat, found at 1200m depth. Atlantic Ocean, close to Cape Verde.
Plastic straw washed up among seashells on beach, Lyngoya, Troms, Norway, April.
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Espen Bergersen / Plastic straw washed up among seashells on beach, Lyngoya, Troms, Norway, April.
Student with vial of micro plastics from marine samples, in the lab of the tall ship Corwith Cramer. Sargasso Sea, Bermuda. April 2014.
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Solvin Zankl / Student with vial of micro plastics from marine samples, in the lab of the tall ship Corwith Cramer. Sargasso Sea, Bermuda. April 2014.
Rubbish floating in river, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 2010
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Pete Oxford / Rubbish floating in river, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 2010
Rubbish overflowing from street bin, Bristol, England
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Julia Bayne / Rubbish overflowing from street bin, Bristol, England
Discarded football floating in the ocean. Plastic pollution is a major issue for the oceans. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. Dampier Strait, tropical West Pacific Ocean.
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Alex Mustard / Discarded football floating in the ocean. Plastic pollution is a major issue for the oceans. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. Dampier Strait, tropical West Pacific Ocean.
Dorid nudibranch (Phyllidia ocellata) on discarded plastic bottle, Pulau Dofior, Raja Ampat, Irian Jaya, West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
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Franco Banfi / Dorid nudibranch (Phyllidia ocellata) on discarded plastic bottle, Pulau Dofior, Raja Ampat, Irian Jaya, West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
Plastic bag and disposable nappy floating at the surface of the sea. Bunaken National Park, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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Georgette Douwma / Plastic bag and disposable nappy floating at the surface of the sea. Bunaken National Park, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.