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Diver removing debris - National Parks Gallery

A diver using a lift bag to remove marine debris

Debris Lift Bag, Biscayne National Park, 2019

Marine debris being sent to the surface by a diver Public domain photograph of underwater diving, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Library of Environmental Images, Office of Research and Development (ORD), September 1996 - Pollution Prevention - Sea lion entangled in marine debris

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Keywords: Pollution, animal, habitat Credit: U.S. EPA Digital Photographs Relating to the Environment

Library of Environmental Images, Office of Research and Development (ORD), September 1996 - Pollution Prevention - Floating marine debris

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Keywords: Pollution, sea, boat Credit: J. Domont Digital Photographs Relating to the Environment

Library of Environmental Images, Office of Research and Development (ORD), September 1996 - Pollution Prevention - Turtle entangled in marine debris

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Keywords: Pollution, animal, habitat Credit: U.S. EPA Digital Photographs Relating to the Environment

Library of Environmental Images, Office of Research and Development (ORD), September 1996 - Pollution Prevention - Sea lion entangled in marine debris

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Keywords: Pollution, animal, habitat Credit: U.S. EPA Digital Photographs Relating to the Environment

US COAST GUARD MARINE SAFETY U.S. Coast Guard photograph

Kahuku, HI (Nov.13, 1998) -- Lt. Nick Caron, commercial fishing vessel safetey coordinator for the Fourteenth District, works to free fishing net entangled in coral near Kahuku Point on the north shore of Oahu. More

US COAST GUARD MARINE SAFETY, HONOLULU, HAWAII

Honolulu, HI (Nov. 1) -- Coast Guard Seaman Brian Grebe (CGC Walnut WLB-205) works at offloading a mountain of fishnet from the Coast Guard Cutter Walnut. The Walnut and NOAA vessel Townsend Cromwell joined ef More

US COAST GUARD ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Honolulu, HI (Nov.1)--A crewmember aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Walnut (WLB-205) works to offload part of the 57,500 pounds of debris removed from Lisianski Island and Pearl and Hermes reefs in the Northwest H More

[Hurricane Katrina] Biloxi, MS, October 9, 2007 -- Workers remove marine debris leftover from Hurricane Katrina along the Tchoutacabouffa River. FEMA funds wet debris removal, which the Coast Guard oversees. Jennifer Smits/FEMA

Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, July 7, 2008 -- Hurricane Katrina wreaked havoc with the state's navigable waters, depositing obstacles of all descriptions in its canals, lakes and rivers. FEMA assigned the U.S. Coast Guard the task of removing marine debris. To date, 167,000 cubic yards of debris has been collected from Louisiana waterways.

Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

[Hurricane Katrina] Biloxi, MS, August 18, 2008 -- A boater prepares to take his boat on Back Bay. FEMA funded marine debris removal in various waterways on the Coast, including Back Bay. Jennifer Smits/FEMA

Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

US COAST GUARD Marine Debris, HONOLULU, HAWAII

HONOLULU - Crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Walnut, a 225-foot buoy tender homeported in Honolulu, work together to remove more than 32 tons of derelict fishing nets and other refuse from the cutter's bu More

US COAST GUARD MARINE DEBRIS, HONOLULU, HAWAII

HONOLULU - Crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Walnut, a 225-foot buoy tender homeported in Honolulu, work together to remove more than 32 tons of derelict fishing nets and other refuse from the cutter's bu More

ESU Kodiak Earth Day Marine Debris Cleanup

KODIAK, Alaska - Information Systems Technician 1st Class Stephen Hurd and more than 20 personnel from Electronic Support Unit Kodiak remove marine debris from the beach on Kodiak Island during a unit Earth Day More

ESU Kodiak Earth Day Marine Debris Cleanup

KODIAK, Alaska - Electronics Technician 3rd Class Michael Mclain and Information Systems Technician 3rd Class Jonathan Kelsey pull a vehicle bed liner from the river mouth at Holiday Beach on Kodiak Island duri More

Green in trapline - National Parks Gallery

A sea turtle entangled in marine debris

The derelict Japanese fishing vessel RYOU-UN MARU drifts

The derelict Japanese fishing vessel RYOU-UN MARU drifts more than 125 miles from Forrester Island in southeast Alaska where it entered U.S. waters March 31, 2012. The fishing vessel has been drifting unmanned More

FFV Ryou-Un Maru - U.S. Coast guard photo

GULF OF ALASKA - The Japanese fishing vessel Ryou-Un Maru drifts northwest approximately 170 nautical miles southwest of Sitka April 4, 2012. The vessel, confirmed to be unmanned, was set adrift in 2011 by the More

FFV Ryou-Un Maru - U.S. Coast guard photo

GULF OF ALASKA - Petty Officer 1st Class Brandon Kelly and Petty Officer 2nd Class Manuel Izquierdo, both aviation maintenance technicians with Air Station Kodiak, observe the Japanese fishing vessel Ryou-Un Ma More

FFV Ryou-Un Maru - U.S. Coast guard photo

GULF OF ALASKA - The Japanese fishing vessel Ryou-Un Maru drifts northwest unmanned and unlit approximately 170 nautical miles southwest of Sitka April 4, 2012. The vessel was first sighted in Canadian waters m More

The Coast Guard Cutter Anacapa crew fires explosive

The Coast Guard Cutter Anacapa crew fires explosive ammunition at the adrift Japanese fishing vessel, Ryou-Un Maru, 180 miles west of Southeast Alaskan coast, April 5, 2012. The derelict fishing vessel sank at More

Diverse Coral Reef - National Parks Gallery

There are now seven species of corals, found in the Caribbean, listed under the Endangered Species Act as threatened. NOAA listed 20 new corals as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, in August 2014 br More

Drakes Estero: Restoration: Oyster Beds: Bed 17 – polystyrene floats - January 1, 2015

Polystyrene floats at Bed 17 - January 1, 2015

Drakes Estero: Restoration: Oyster Beds: Bed 17 – polystyrene floats - January 1, 2015

Polystyrene float with mussels at Bed 17 - January 1, 2015 Public domain photograph of Mollusca, shell, furniture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Drakes Estero: Restoration: An excavator on a barge removing a vertical wooden post from an oyster rack - November 22, 2016

An excavator on a barge mechanically removing a vertical wooden post from an oyster rack. November 22, 2016.

A piece of drift wood laying on the ground. Driftwood marine debris beach

A large piece of wood sitting on the ground / A piece of wood sitting on top of a forest floor / Public domain stock photo.

2016 Best Use of Plastic Award Winner: Hootie the Owl

2016 Sand Sculpture Contest: Best Use of Plastic Winner: Adult's Individual Entry #05: Hootie the Owl, by the Organ-Overby family

Drakes Estero: Restoration: Excavator on barge mechanically removing wood from oyster rack - September 14, 2016

A barge with workers and an excavator mechanically removing wooden oyster racks from Drakes Estero. September 14, 2016.

Drakes Estero: Restoration: French tubes and other debris with an excavator in the background - January 5, 2017

A pile of French tubes used in oyster cultivation and other aquaculture debris that was removed from Drakes Estero. An excavator is visible in the background. January 5, 2017

Drakes Estero: Restoration: French tubes, treated wood, and a PFD - February 14, 2017

Piles of French tubes and treated wood from oyster racks on the shoreline of Drakes Estero with a personnal flotation device (PFD) in the foreground. February 14, 2017.

Drakes Estero: Restoration: French tubes and other debris with heavy equipment in the background - January 9, 2017

A pile of French tubes used in oyster cultivation and other aquaculture debris that was removed from Drakes Estero. An excavator, a barge, and a crane are visible in the background. January 9, 2017

Drakes Estero: Restoration: French tubes and other debris - January 27, 2017

A pile of French tubes used in oyster cultivation and other aquaculture debris that was removed from Drakes Estero. January 27, 2017

Drakes Estero: Restoration: Shellfish-growing debris in the bucket of an excavator. - March 10, 2017

Plastic tubes, metal wire, and other material used in shellfish cultivation in the bucket of an excavator seconds after removal from Drakes Estero. March 10, 2017.

Drakes Estero: Restoration: Shellfish-growing debris that was mechanically removed from Drakes Estero - March 9, 2017

Plastic tubes, metal wire, and treated wood used in shellfish cultivation that was mechanically removed from Drakes Estero. March 9, 2017.

Drakes Estero: Restoration: Shellfish-growing debris that was manually by underwater divers - March 9, 2017

Plastic tubes, metal wire, and treated wood used in shellfish cultivation that was manually removed from Drakes Estero. March 9, 2017.

Drakes Estero: Restoration: French tubes and treated wood - February 14, 2017

French tubes and treated wood from oyster racks piled on the shoreline of Drakes Estero. February 14, 2017.

Mangrove Debris 4 - National Parks Gallery

Marine debris in mangroves on Elliott Key shoreline

Debris Elliott Key 2 - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Marine debris along s signficant turtle nesting beach on Elliott Key

Debris Elliott Key 4 - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

View of the shoreline of a sea turtle nesting beach on Elliott Key littered with marine debris

Biscayne national park - Mangrove Debris

Marine debris tangled in red mangrove prop roots

The unmanned Japanese fishing vessel Ryou-un Maru drifts

The unmanned Japanese fishing vessel Ryou-un Maru drifts northwest approximately 164 miles southwest of Baranof Island April 4, 2012. The Coast Guard is monitoring the vessel, which is currently considered a ha More

The Japanese vessel, Ryou-Un Maru, starts to burn as

The Japanese vessel, Ryou-Un Maru, starts to burn as the Coast Guard Cutter Anacapa crew prepare to continue firing upon the vessel 180 miles west of the Southeast Alaskan coast, April 5, 2012. The Anacapa crew More

Petty Officer 2nd Class Manuel Izquierdo, an aviation

Petty Officer 2nd Class Manuel Izquierdo, an aviation maintenance technician with Air Station Kodiak (left), acts as a safety observer while Petty Officer 1st Class Brandon Kelly, also an aviation maintenance t More

The Coast Guard Cutter Anacapa crew monitors the Japanese

The Coast Guard Cutter Anacapa crew monitors the Japanese vessel, Ryou-Un Maru, 180 miles west of Southeast Alaskan coast, April 5, 2012. The cutter crew successfully sank the Ryou-Un Maru at 6:15 p.m. by using More

Crewmembers aboard Coast Guard Cutter Kukui, a 225-foot

Crewmembers aboard Coast Guard Cutter Kukui, a 225-foot seagoing buoy tender, prepare for offload of approximately 10,000 pounds of marine debris at Coast Guard Base Honolulu Sept. 9, 2014. Kukui assisted in th More

The Japanese fishing vessel Ryou-Un Maru burns after

The Japanese fishing vessel Ryou-Un Maru burns after the Coast Guard Cutter Anacapa crew fired explosive ammunition at the vessel 180 miles west of the Southeast Alaskan coast April 5, 2012. The Coast Guard wor More

Crewmembers aboard Coast Guard Cutter Kukui, a 225-foot

Crewmembers aboard Coast Guard Cutter Kukui, a 225-foot seagoing buoy tender, offload approximately 10,000 pounds of marine debris at Coast Guard Base Honolulu Sept. 9, 2014. Kukui assisted in the removal of de More

The Coast Guard Cutter Anacapa crew douses the adrift

The Coast Guard Cutter Anacapa crew douses the adrift Japanese vessel with water after a gunnery exercise 180 miles west of the Southeast Alaskan coast, April 5, 2012. The crew was successful and sank the vesse More

Crewmembers aboard Coast Guard Cutter Kukui, a 225-foot

Crewmembers aboard Coast Guard Cutter Kukui, a 225-foot seagoing buoy tender, offload approximately 10,000 pounds of marine debris at Coast Guard Base Honolulu Sept. 9, 2014. Kukui assisted in the removal of de More

The Japanese fishing vessel, Ryou-Un Maru, shows significant

The Japanese fishing vessel, Ryou-Un Maru, shows significant signs of damage after the Coast Guard Cutter Anancapa fired explosive ammunition into it 180 miles west of the Southeast Alaskan coast, April 5, 2012 More

Approximately 10,000 pounds of marine debris sits in

Approximately 10,000 pounds of marine debris sits in a dumpster at Coast Guard Base Honolulu after being offloaded by crewmembers aboard Coast Guard Cutter Kukui, Sept. 9, 2014. Kukui, a 225-foot buoy tender ho More

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS - Disposal of marine debris, defined

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS - Disposal of marine debris, defined as vessels that were damaged or destroyed from hurricanes Irma and Maria and abandoned, is an interagency effort, bringing in the expertise of the U.S. C More