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//Marine Debris//. (n.d.). Retrieved 2012, from Thank you ocean website: [] Facts
 * 1) Marine debris is any man-made, solid material that enters waterways directly through littering or indirectly via rivers, streams and storm drains.
 * 2) Nearly 80 percent of marine debris results from land-based sources.
 * 3) Lost or abandoned commercial and recreational fishing nets, lines, pots, and traps are all categorized as derelict fishing gear (DFG), another form of marine debris.
 * 4) The majority of this lost gear does not decompose in seawater and can remain in the marine environment for many years.
 * 5) Marine debris can be simple items such as a discarded soda can, cigarette butt, or plastic bag that ends up in the ocean potentially harming marine life.
 * 6) Californians removed 1.3 million pounds of debris
 * 7) When it rains, trash on sidewalks and streets accumulates in the gutter and is swept into storm drains. Most storm drain systems do not have filters, and therefore discharge directly into the nearest creek or river, eventually flowing to the ocean.
 * 8) There are no confirmed estimates about how much marine debris is in the ocean, but a research voyage to the North Pacific Gyre reported concentrations of plastics in an area roughly one to two times the size of Texas.
 * 9) This area, now referred to as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, has increased 5-fold in the last 10 years.
 * 10) The devastating tsunami that hit Japan in March 2011 washed much of the infrastructure and debris from the coast into the ocean.