A yellow goby using litter as hideout

Litter on the beach

A small, dead, green sea turtle lays beside a plastic container that has been bitten multiple times by juvenile sea turtles

On this beach over 20k plastic pieces have been collected in 3 years

Even as far north as this beached marine litter abounds

Plastic pollution on beach. Despite the recycling rate for plastic bottles being more than 95% in Norway, we still find loads along the coast.

In every little SW turned cove, bottles and other marine litter is present. The prevailing winds and currents bring it here.

Pile of rubbish picked from beach. 211 bottles and cans were found.

Plastic bottle on the beach. Went to enjoy the wind and the waves, but something else got my attention.

Litter covering the beach of a remote island

Plastic pollution on beach. Bigger plastic pieces that wash ashore are quickly ground into smaller pieces in the surf zone.

Collection of plastic marine debris collected on a beach clean. Mostly floats and buoys, but also bottles in numbers and assorted other plastic items.