1. POCKET GUIDE
TO MARINE
DEBRIS

2. The Ocean Conservancy promotes
healthy and diverse ocean
ecosystems and opposes practices
that threaten ocean life and human
life. Through research, education,
and science-based advocacy,
The Ocean Conservancy informs,
inspires, and empowers people to
speak and act on behalf of the
oceans. In all its work, The Ocean
Conservancy strives to be the
world’s foremost advocate for
the oceans.
The International Coastal Cleanup
engages people to remove trash
and debris from the world’s beaches
and waterways, to identify the
sources of debris, and to change
the behaviors that cause pollution.
© 2005, The Ocean Conservancy
This document was first published
in 1993. Funding for the original
preparation of this document was
provided by the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA).
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