No Refuge: Tons of Trash Covers The Remote Shores of Alaska

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Gore Point Beach. The beach is a collection point on the N. Gulf coast of Alaska. Photo source: NOAA

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A marine biologist traveled to southwestern Alaska in search of ocean trash that had washed up along a magnificent coast rich in fish, birds, and other wildlife. He and his colleagues found plenty of trash – as much as a ton of garbage per mile on some beaches…

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