Hawaiian State employees collect discarded nets, plastic and marine debris from the lagoon on Kure Atoll June 16, 2015 in the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument. The NOAA Marine Debris Program removes thousands of pounds of refuse each year from the islands.


Hawaiian State employees collect discarded nets, plastic and marine debris from the lagoon on Kure Atoll June 16, 2015 in the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument. The NOAA Marine Debris Program removes thousands of pounds of refuse each year from the islands.


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Location: Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument
Photo credit: © NOAA / Alamy / Afripics
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