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  • Plastic Water Bottle Floating in Pacific Ocean, Santa Monica, California, USA
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  • Large amounts of trash and plastic refuse collect in Ballona Creek after first major rain storm of the season. Ballona Creek. Once a meandering creek, is now a concreted nine-mile flood channel that drains the Los Angeles Basin and watershed down into the Pacific Ocean, Culver City, California, USA
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  • A discarded skateboard lies in the Los Anges River at the Glendale Narrows. Urban runoff carries an assortment of trash and debris from catch basins where a network of pipes and open channels create a pathway to the Ocean at Long Beach. Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • Large amounts of trash and plastic refuse collect in Ballona Creek after first major rain storm of the season. Ballona Creek. Once a meandering creek, is now a concreted nine-mile flood channel that drains the Los Angeles Basin and watershed down into the Pacific Ocean, Culver City, California, USA
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  • Captain Charles Moore, the man credited for first discovering the plastic soup in the Gyre over 10 years ago, showing plastic samples collected in the North Pacific Gyre.  The ORV Alguita returns to Long beach after four months at sea sampling the waters of the “great Pacific garbage patch" in the North Pacific Subtropical  Gyre (NPSG). The Algalita Marine Research Foundation has been studying and educating the public about the effects of oceanic micro-plastic pollution on the ocean's ecosystem and marine life for over ten years. Long Beach, California, USA.
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  • Large amounts of trash and plastic refuse collect in Ballona Creek after first major rain storm of the season. Ballona Creek. Once a meandering creek, is now a concreted nine-mile flood channel that drains the Los Angeles Basin and watershed down into the Pacific Ocean, Culver City, California, USA
    US_CA_45_3771.jpg
  • Large amounts of trash and plastic refuse collect in Ballona Creek after first major rain storm of the season. Ballona Creek. Once a meandering creek, is now a concreted nine-mile flood channel that drains the Los Angeles Basin and watershed down into the Pacific Ocean, Culver City, California, USA
    US_CA_45_3768.jpg
  • Large amounts of trash and plastic refuse collect in Ballona Creek after first major rain storm of the season. Ballona Creek. Once a meandering creek, is now a concreted nine-mile flood channel that drains the Los Angeles Basin and watershed down into the Pacific Ocean, Culver City, California, USA
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  • Large amounts of trash and plastic refuse collect in Ballona Creek after first major rain storm of the season. Ballona Creek. Once a meandering creek, is now a concreted nine-mile flood channel that drains the Los Angeles Basin and watershed down into the Pacific Ocean, Culver City, California, USA
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  • Kayaker George Wolfe of the LaLa Times on a cell phone. FoLAR' (Friends of the LA River) annual river cleanup, La Gran Limpieza, was held  May 9, 2009. Thousands of volunteers at 14 sites pulled out accumlated trash, mostly plastic bags, from river runoff that might normally find it's way downstream into the Pacific Ocean.
    CA16230.jpg
  • Large amounts of trash and plastic refuse collect in Ballona Creek after first major rain storm of the season. Ballona Creek. Once a meandering creek, is now a concreted nine-mile flood channel that drains the Los Angeles Basin and watershed down into the Pacific Ocean, Culver City, California, USA
    US_CA_45_3767.jpg
  • Large amounts of trash and plastic refuse collect in Ballona Creek after first major rain storm of the season. Ballona Creek. Once a meandering creek, is now a concreted nine-mile flood channel that drains the Los Angeles Basin and watershed down into the Pacific Ocean, Culver City, California, USA
    US_CA_45_3755.jpg
  • Large amounts of trash and plastic refuse collect in Ballona Creek after first major rain storm of the season. Ballona Creek. Once a meandering creek, is now a concreted nine-mile flood channel that drains the Los Angeles Basin and watershed down into the Pacific Ocean, Culver City, California, USA
    US_CA_45_3752.jpg
  • Large amounts of trash and plastic refuse collect in Ballona Creek after first major rain storm of the season. Ballona Creek. Once a meandering creek, is now a concreted nine-mile flood channel that drains the Los Angeles Basin and watershed down into the Pacific Ocean, Culver City, California, USA
    US_CA_45_3745.jpg
  • Large amounts of trash and plastic refuse collect in Ballona Creek after first major rain storm of the season. Ballona Creek. Once a meandering creek, is now a concreted nine-mile flood channel that drains the Los Angeles Basin and watershed down into the Pacific Ocean, Culver City, California, USA
    US_CA_45_3723.jpg
  • Rain water empties from Storm Pipes into Ballona Creek, a nine-mile waterway that drains the Los Angeles basin. Urban runoff carries an assortment of trash and debris from catch basins where a network of pipes and open channels create a pathway to the Ocean at Santa Monica Bay. Ballona Creek is designed to discharge to Santa Monica Bay approximately 71,400 cubic feet per second from a 50-year frequency storm event. Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • The Garbage boom on the Los Angeles River in Long Beach was built in 2001. Urban runoff carries an assortment of trash and debris from catch basins where a network of pipes and open channels create a pathway to the Ocean. After the first major storm of the season, the boom may collect over 50,000 pounds of trash.
    CA15974.jpg
  • Kayaker George Wolfe of the LaLa Times. FoLAR' (Friends of the LA River) annual river cleanup, La Gran Limpieza, was held  May 9, 2009. Thousands of volunteers at 14 sites pulled out accumlated trash, mostly plastic bags, from river runoff that might normally find it's way downstream into the Pacific Ocean.
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  • Plastic sample jars and Flying Fish. The ORV Alguita returns to Long beach after four months at sea sampling the waters of the “great Pacific garbage patch" in the North Pacific Subtropical  Gyre (NPSG). The Algalita Marine Research Foundation has been studying and educating the public about the effects of oceanic micro-plastic pollution on the ocean's ecosystem and marine life for over ten years. Long Beach, California, USA.
    CA16649.jpg
  • Large amounts of trash and plastic refuse collect in Ballona Creek after first major rain storm of the season. Ballona Creek. Once a meandering creek, is now a concreted nine-mile flood channel that drains the Los Angeles Basin and watershed down into the Pacific Ocean, Culver City, California, USA
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  • Large amounts of trash and plastic refuse collect in Ballona Creek after first major rain storm of the season. Ballona Creek. Once a meandering creek, is now a concreted nine-mile flood channel that drains the Los Angeles Basin and watershed down into the Pacific Ocean, Culver City, California, USA
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  • Large amounts of trash and plastic refuse collect in Ballona Creek after first major rain storm of the season. Ballona Creek. Once a meandering creek, is now a concreted nine-mile flood channel that drains the Los Angeles Basin and watershed down into the Pacific Ocean, Culver City, California, USA
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  • Storm Drain. Large amounts of trash and plastic refuse collect in Ballona Creek after first major rain storm of the season. Ballona Creek. Once a meandering creek, is now a concreted nine-mile flood channel that drains the Los Angeles Basin and watershed down into the Pacific Ocean, Culver City, California, USA
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  • A discarded skateboard lies in the Los Anges River at the Glendale Narrows. Urban runoff carries an assortment of trash and debris from catch basins where a network of pipes and open channels create a pathway to the Ocean at Long Beach. Los Angeles, California, USA
    CA17259.jpg
  • Heavy rains flow down streets into Street Gutters and Storm Drains and eventually Ballona Creek, a nine-mile waterway that drains the Los Angeles basin. Urban runoff carries an assortment of trash and debris from catch basins where a network of pipes and open channels create a pathway to the Ocean at Santa Monica Bay. Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA. Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • Surfer, Ocean Beach Municipal Pier, San Diego, California (SD)
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  • Large amounts of trash and plastic refuse collect in Ballona Creek after first major rain storm of the season. Ballona Creek. Once a meandering creek, is now a concreted nine-mile flood channel that drains the Los Angeles Basin and watershed down into the Pacific Ocean, Culver City, California, USA
    US_CA_45_3717.jpg
  • Large amounts of trash and plastic refuse collect in Ballona Creek after first major rain storm of the season. Ballona Creek. Once a meandering creek, is now a concreted nine-mile flood channel that drains the Los Angeles Basin and watershed down into the Pacific Ocean, Culver City, California, USA
    US_CA_45_3715.jpg
  • Rain water empties from Storm Pipes into Ballona Creek, a nine-mile waterway that drains the Los Angeles basin. Urban runoff carries an assortment of trash and debris from catch basins where a network of pipes and open channels create a pathway to the Ocean at Santa Monica Bay. Ballona Creek is designed to discharge to Santa Monica Bay approximately 71,400 cubic feet per second from a 50-year frequency storm event. Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • Plastic bags and other trash get caught and accumulate in trees and shrubs along the Los Angeles River at the Glendale Narrows. Urban runoff carries an assortment of trash and debris from catch basins where a network of pipes and open channels create a pathway to the Ocean at Long Beach. Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • Plastic bags and other trash get caught and accumulate in trees and shrubs along the Los Angeles River at the Glendale Narrows. Urban runoff carries an assortment of trash and debris from catch basins where a network of pipes and open channels create a pathway to the Ocean at Long Beach. Los Angeles, California, USA
    CA16807.jpg
  • The Garbage boom on the Los Angeles River in Long Beach was built in 2001. Urban runoff carries an assortment of trash and debris from catch basins where a network of pipes and open channels create a pathway to the Ocean. The man made debris can include plastic bags and bottles, Styrofoam cups, cans, tires, and household furniture. After the first major storm of the season, the boom may collect over 50,000 pounds of trash.
    CA15978.jpg
  • Department of Public Works workers clean up garbage that accumulates in Trash Net boom at the mouth of the Ballona Creek after first rainfall of the year. Urban runoff from heavy rains carries an assortment of styrofoam cups, plastic bottles and bags and other trash that has built up on streets and catch basins since the last rains into the Ballona Creek, a nine-mile waterway that drains the Los Angeles basin. While the boom catches some of this trash, smaller particles and many other pollutants still empty into the Santa Monica Bay and Pacific Ocean. Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA
    US_CA_45_2654.jpg
  • Cranes picking up garbage debris after first rain of the season. The Garbage boom on the Los Angeles River in Long Beach was built in 2001. Urban runoff carries an assortment of trash and debris from catch basins where a network of pipes and open channels create a pathway to the Ocean. The man made debris can include plastic bags and bottles, Styrofoam cups, cans, tires, and household furniture. After the first major storm of the season, the boom may collect over 50,000 pounds of trash.
    CA16719.jpg
  • The Garbage boom on the Los Angeles River in Long Beach was built in 2001. Urban runoff carries an assortment of trash and debris from catch basins where a network of pipes and open channels create a pathway to the Ocean. After the first major storm of the season, the boom may collect over 50,000 pounds of trash.
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  • Ocean Kayak at FoLAR's annual "La Gran Limpieza" clean up of the Los Angeles River. Bette Davis Picnic Area. Glendale Narrows. Los Angeles.
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  • Large amounts of trash and plastic refuse collect in Ballona Creek after first major rain storm of the season. Ballona Creek. Once a meandering creek, is now a concreted nine-mile flood channel that drains the Los Angeles Basin and watershed down into the Pacific Ocean, Culver City, California, USA
    US_CA_45_3737.jpg
  • A Snowy Egret walks amongst garbage that accumulates in Trash Net boom at the mouth of the Ballona Creek after first rainfall of the year. Urban runoff from heavy rains carries an assortment of styrofoam cups, plastic bottles and bags and other trash that has built up on streets and catch basins since the last rains into the Ballona Creek, a nine-mile waterway that drains the Los Angeles basin. While the boom catches some of this trash, smaller particles and many other pollutants still empty into the Santa Monica Bay and Pacific Ocean. Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA
    US_CA_45_2649.jpg
  • Rain water empties from Storm Pipes into Ballona Creek, a nine-mile waterway that drains the Los Angeles basin. Urban runoff carries an assortment of trash and debris from catch basins where a network of pipes and open channels create a pathway to the Ocean at Santa Monica Bay. Ballona Creek is designed to discharge to Santa Monica Bay approximately 71,400 cubic feet per second from a 50-year frequency storm event. Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA
    CA16847.jpg
  • Heavy rains flow down streets into Street Gutters and Storm Drains and eventually Ballona Creek, a nine-mile waterway that drains the Los Angeles basin. Urban runoff carries an assortment of trash and debris from catch basins where a network of pipes and open channels create a pathway to the Ocean at Santa Monica Bay. Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA. Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA
    CA16828.jpg
  • Department of Public Works workers clean up garbage that accumulates in Trash Net boom at the mouth of the Ballona Creek after first rainfall of the year. Urban runoff from heavy rains carries an assortment of styrofoam cups, plastic bottles and bags and other trash that has built up on streets and catch basins since the last rains into the Ballona Creek, a nine-mile waterway that drains the Los Angeles basin. While the boom catches some of this trash, smaller particles and many other pollutants still empty into the Santa Monica Bay and Pacific Ocean. Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • Department of Public Works workers clean up garbage that accumulates in Trash Net boom at the mouth of the Ballona Creek after first rainfall of the year. Urban runoff from heavy rains carries an assortment of styrofoam cups, plastic bottles and bags and other trash that has built up on streets and catch basins since the last rains into the Ballona Creek, a nine-mile waterway that drains the Los Angeles basin. While the boom catches some of this trash, smaller particles and many other pollutants still empty into the Santa Monica Bay and Pacific Ocean. Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA
    US_CA_45_2612.jpg
  • Department of Public Works workers clean up garbage that accumulates in Trash Net boom at the mouth of the Ballona Creek after first rainfall of the year. Urban runoff from heavy rains carries an assortment of styrofoam cups, plastic bottles and bags and other trash that has built up on streets and catch basins since the last rains into the Ballona Creek, a nine-mile waterway that drains the Los Angeles basin. While the boom catches some of this trash, smaller particles and many other pollutants still empty into the Santa Monica Bay and Pacific Ocean. Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA
    US_CA_45_2609.jpg
  • Cleaning up the Glendale narrows. FoLAR' (Friends of the LA River) annual river cleanup, La Gran Limpieza, was held  May 9, 2009. Thousands of volunteers at 14 sites pulled out accumlated trash, mostly plastic bags, from river runoff that might normally find it's way downstream into the Pacific Ocean.
    CA16227.jpg
  • Cleaning up the Glendale narrows. FoLAR' (Friends of the LA River) annual river cleanup, La Gran Limpieza, was held  May 9, 2009. Thousands of volunteers at 14 sites pulled out accumlated trash, mostly plastic bags, from river runoff that might normally find it's way downstream into the Pacific Ocean.
    CA16226.jpg
  • Cleaning up the Glendale narrows. FoLAR' (Friends of the LA River) annual river cleanup, La Gran Limpieza, was held  May 9, 2009. Thousands of volunteers at 14 sites pulled out accumlated trash, mostly plastic bags, from river runoff that might normally find it's way downstream into the Pacific Ocean.
    CA16216.jpg
  • The Garbage boom on the Los Angeles River in Long Beach was built in 2001. Urban runoff carries an assortment of trash and debris from catch basins where a network of pipes and open channels create a pathway to the Ocean. After the first major storm of the season, the boom may collect over 50,000 pounds of trash.
    CA15975.jpg
  • The Garbage boom on the Los Angeles River in Long Beach was built in 2001. Urban runoff carries an assortment of trash and debris from catch basins where a network of pipes and open channels create a pathway to the Ocean. The man made debris can include plastic bags and bottles, Styrofoam cups, cans, tires, and household furniture. After the first major storm of the season, the boom may collect over 50,000 pounds of trash.
    CA15971.jpg
  • A Snowy Egret walks amongst garbage that accumulates in Trash Net boom at the mouth of the Ballona Creek after first rainfall of the year. Urban runoff from heavy rains carries an assortment of styrofoam cups, plastic bottles and bags and other trash that has built up on streets and catch basins since the last rains into the Ballona Creek, a nine-mile waterway that drains the Los Angeles basin. While the boom catches some of this trash, smaller particles and many other pollutants still empty into the Santa Monica Bay and Pacific Ocean. Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA
    US_CA_45_2642.jpg
  • Department of Public Works workers clean up garbage that accumulates in Trash Net boom at the mouth of the Ballona Creek after first rainfall of the year. Urban runoff from heavy rains carries an assortment of styrofoam cups, plastic bottles and bags and other trash that has built up on streets and catch basins since the last rains into the Ballona Creek, a nine-mile waterway that drains the Los Angeles basin. While the boom catches some of this trash, smaller particles and many other pollutants still empty into the Santa Monica Bay and Pacific Ocean. Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA
    US_CA_45_2620.jpg
  • Department of Public Works workers clean up garbage that accumulates in Trash Net boom at the mouth of the Ballona Creek after first rainfall of the year. Urban runoff from heavy rains carries an assortment of styrofoam cups, plastic bottles and bags and other trash that has built up on streets and catch basins since the last rains into the Ballona Creek, a nine-mile waterway that drains the Los Angeles basin. While the boom catches some of this trash, smaller particles and many other pollutants still empty into the Santa Monica Bay and Pacific Ocean. Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • Kayaker George Wolfe of the LaLa Times on a cell phone. FoLAR' (Friends of the LA River) annual river cleanup, La Gran Limpieza, was held  May 9, 2009. Thousands of volunteers at 14 sites pulled out accumlated trash, mostly plastic bags, from river runoff that might normally find it's way downstream into the Pacific Ocean.
    CA16231.jpg
  • Cleaning up the Glendale narrows. FoLAR' (Friends of the LA River) annual river cleanup, La Gran Limpieza, was held  May 9, 2009. Thousands of volunteers at 14 sites pulled out accumlated trash, mostly plastic bags, from river runoff that might normally find it's way downstream into the Pacific Ocean.
    CA16221.jpg
  • Cleaning up the Glendale narrows. FoLAR' (Friends of the LA River) annual river cleanup, La Gran Limpieza, was held  May 9, 2009. Thousands of volunteers at 14 sites pulled out accumlated trash, mostly plastic bags, from river runoff that might normally find it's way downstream into the Pacific Ocean.
    CA16222.jpg
  • Cleaning up the Glendale narrows. FoLAR' (Friends of the LA River) annual river cleanup, La Gran Limpieza, was held  May 9, 2009. Thousands of volunteers at 14 sites pulled out accumlated trash, mostly plastic bags, from river runoff that might normally find it's way downstream into the Pacific Ocean.
    CA16217.jpg
  • The Garbage boom on the Los Angeles River in Long Beach was built in 2001. Urban runoff carries an assortment of trash and debris from catch basins where a network of pipes and open channels create a pathway to the Ocean. The man made debris can include plastic bags and bottles, Styrofoam cups, cans, tires, and household furniture. After the first major storm of the season, the boom may collect over 50,000 pounds of trash.
    CA15976.jpg
  • Captain Charlie Moore at the helm of the ORV (Ocean Research Vessel) Alguita. On Sunday June 1, the raft named "Junk"  left Long Beach for it’s 2100 mile voyage to Hawaii to bring attention to the plastic marine debris (nicknamed the plastic soup) accumulating in the North Pacific Gyre. The raft was designed and will be sailed by Dr. Marcus Eriksen of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation, and Joel Paschal, it is constructed from 15,000 plastic bottles, an airplane fuselage, discarded fishing nets and a solar generator. The raft was towed for two and a half days to near San Nicholas Island, about 65 mile of the coast of California, so it could catch favorable winds for it’s trip. The tow boat was the ORV Alguita, captained by Charlie Moore of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation, the man credited for first discovering the plastic soup in the Gyre over 12 years ago.
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  • Captain Charlie Moore at the helm of the ORV (Ocean Research Vessel) Alguita. On Sunday June 1, the raft named "Junk"  left Long Beach for it’s 2100 mile voyage to Hawaii to bring attention to the plastic marine debris (nicknamed the plastic soup) accumulating in the North Pacific Gyre. The raft was designed and will be sailed by Dr. Marcus Eriksen of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation, and Joel Paschal, it is constructed from 15,000 plastic bottles, an airplane fuselage, discarded fishing nets and a solar generator. The raft was towed for two and a half days to near San Nicholas Island, about 65 mile of the coast of California, so it could catch favorable winds for it’s trip. The tow boat was the ORV Alguita, captained by Charlie Moore of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation, the man credited for first discovering the plastic soup in the Gyre over 12 years ago.
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  • Surfer, Ocean Beach Municipal Pier, San Diego, California (SD)
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  • A cleanup crew cleans up oil and tar blobs, and shores up a berm that was built to prevent oil from spreading into the Santa Ana River which normally empties into the ocean. An estimated 127,000 gallons of crude oil leaked from an oil derrick pipeline in the Catalina Channel. The oil spread to nearby Huntington Beach beaches and wetlands, and quickly prompted cleanup crews to the scene. Orange County, California, USA
    US_CA_32_251.jpg
  • A double rainbow over storm water emptying from Storm Pipes into Ballona Creek, a nine-mile waterway that drains the Los Angeles basin. Urban runoff carries an assortment of trash and debris from catch basins where a network of pipes and open channels create a pathway to the Ocean at Santa Monica Bay. Ballona Creek is designed to discharge to Santa Monica Bay approximately 71,400 cubic feet per second from a 50-year frequency storm event. Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA
    CA17607.jpg
  • Cranes picking up garbage debris after first rain of the season. The Garbage boom on the Los Angeles River in Long Beach was built in 2001. Urban runoff carries an assortment of trash and debris from catch basins where a network of pipes and open channels create a pathway to the Ocean. The man made debris can include plastic bags and bottles, Styrofoam cups, cans, tires, and household furniture. After the first major storm of the season, the boom may collect over 50,000 pounds of trash.
    CA16718.jpg
  • Elderly couple help clean up the Glendale narrows. FoLAR' (Friends of the LA River) annual river cleanup, La Gran Limpieza, was held  May 9, 2009. Thousands of volunteers at 14 sites pulled out accumlated trash, mostly plastic bags, from river runoff that might normally find it's way downstream into the Pacific Ocean.
    CA16241.jpg
  • Elderly couple help clean up the Glendale narrows. FoLAR' (Friends of the LA River) annual river cleanup, La Gran Limpieza, was held  May 9, 2009. Thousands of volunteers at 14 sites pulled out accumlated trash, mostly plastic bags, from river runoff that might normally find it's way downstream into the Pacific Ocean.
    CA16240.jpg
  • Cleaning up the Glendale narrows. FoLAR' (Friends of the LA River) annual river cleanup, La Gran Limpieza, was held  May 9, 2009. Thousands of volunteers at 14 sites pulled out accumlated trash, mostly plastic bags, from river runoff that might normally find it's way downstream into the Pacific Ocean.
    CA16228.jpg
  • A cleanup crew cleans up oil and tar blobs, and shores up a berm that was built to prevent oil from spreading into the Santa Ana River which normally empties into the ocean. An estimated 127,000 gallons of crude oil leaked from an oil derrick pipeline in the Catalina Channel. The oil spread to nearby Huntington Beach beaches and wetlands, and quickly prompted cleanup crews to the scene. Orange County, California, USA
    US_CA_32_259.jpg
  • A cleanup crew cleans up oil and tar blobs, and shores up a berm that was built to prevent oil from spreading into the Santa Ana River which normally empties into the ocean. An estimated 127,000 gallons of crude oil leaked from an oil derrick pipeline in the Catalina Channel. The oil spread to nearby Huntington Beach beaches and wetlands, and quickly prompted cleanup crews to the scene. Orange County, California, USA
    US_CA_32_256.jpg
  • A cleanup crew cleans up oil and tar blobs, and shores up a berm that was built to prevent oil from spreading into the Santa Ana River which normally empties into the ocean. An estimated 127,000 gallons of crude oil leaked from an oil derrick pipeline in the Catalina Channel. The oil spread to nearby Huntington Beach beaches and wetlands, and quickly prompted cleanup crews to the scene. Orange County, California, USA
    US_CA_32_253.jpg
  • Department of Public Works workers clean up garbage that accumulates in Trash Net boom at the mouth of the Ballona Creek after first rainfall of the year. Urban runoff from heavy rains carries an assortment of styrofoam cups, plastic bottles and bags and other trash that has built up on streets and catch basins since the last rains into the Ballona Creek, a nine-mile waterway that drains the Los Angeles basin. While the boom catches some of this trash, smaller particles and many other pollutants still empty into the Santa Monica Bay and Pacific Ocean. Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • Dog Beach, Ocean Beach, San Diego, California
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  • Cranes picking up garbage debris after first rain of the season. The Garbage boom on the Los Angeles River in Long Beach was built in 2001. Urban runoff carries an assortment of trash and debris from catch basins where a network of pipes and open channels create a pathway to the Ocean. The man made debris can include plastic bags and bottles, Styrofoam cups, cans, tires, and household furniture. After the first major storm of the season, the boom may collect over 50,000 pounds of trash.
    CA16720.jpg
  • Dog Beach, Ocean Beach, San Diego, California (SD)
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  • Dog Beach, Ocean Beach, San Diego, California (SD)
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  • A double rainbow over storm water emptying from Storm Pipes into Ballona Creek, a nine-mile waterway that drains the Los Angeles basin. Urban runoff carries an assortment of trash and debris from catch basins where a network of pipes and open channels create a pathway to the Ocean at Santa Monica Bay. Ballona Creek is designed to discharge to Santa Monica Bay approximately 71,400 cubic feet per second from a 50-year frequency storm event. Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA
    CA17606.jpg
  • Department of Public Works workers clean up garbage that accumulates in Trash Net boom at the mouth of the Ballona Creek after first rainfall of the year. Urban runoff from heavy rains carries an assortment of styrofoam cups, plastic bottles and bags and other trash that has built up on streets and catch basins since the last rains into the Ballona Creek, a nine-mile waterway that drains the Los Angeles basin. While the boom catches some of this trash, smaller particles and many other pollutants still empty into the Santa Monica Bay and Pacific Ocean. Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA
    US_CA_45_2611.jpg
  • A berm was built and sandbags placed to prevent oil from spreading into the Santa Ana River which normally empties into the ocean. An estimated 127,000 gallons of crude oil leaked from an oil derrick pipeline in the Catalina Channel. The oil spread to nearby Huntington Beach beaches and wetlands, and quickly prompted cleanup crews to the scene. Orange County, California, USA
    US_CA_32_273.jpg
  • A cleanup crew cleans up oil and tar blobs, and shores up a berm that was built to prevent oil from spreading into the Santa Ana River which normally empties into the ocean. An estimated 127,000 gallons of crude oil leaked from an oil derrick pipeline in the Catalina Channel. The oil spread to nearby Huntington Beach beaches and wetlands, and quickly prompted cleanup crews to the scene. Orange County, California, USA
    US_CA_32_264.jpg
  • A cleanup crew cleans up oil and tar blobs, and shores up a berm that was built to prevent oil from spreading into the Santa Ana River which normally empties into the ocean. An estimated 127,000 gallons of crude oil leaked from an oil derrick pipeline in the Catalina Channel. The oil spread to nearby Huntington Beach beaches and wetlands, and quickly prompted cleanup crews to the scene. Orange County, California, USA
    US_CA_32_263.jpg
  • A cleanup crew cleans up oil and tar blobs, and shores up a berm that was built to prevent oil from spreading into the Santa Ana River which normally empties into the ocean. An estimated 127,000 gallons of crude oil leaked from an oil derrick pipeline in the Catalina Channel. The oil spread to nearby Huntington Beach beaches and wetlands, and quickly prompted cleanup crews to the scene. Orange County, California, USA
    US_CA_32_249.jpg
  • A cleanup crew cleans up oil and tar blobs, and shores up a berm that was built to prevent oil from spreading into the Santa Ana River which normally empties into the ocean. An estimated 127,000 gallons of crude oil leaked from an oil derrick pipeline in the Catalina Channel. The oil spread to nearby Huntington Beach beaches and wetlands, and quickly prompted cleanup crews to the scene. Orange County, California, USA
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  • Cafe on Ocean Drive, South Beach, Miami Beach, Florida, USA
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  • Dog Beach, Ocean Beach, San Diego, California (SD)
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  • Dog Beach, Ocean Beach, San Diego, California (SD)
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  • A cleanup crew cleans up oil and tar blobs, and shores up a berm that was built to prevent oil from spreading into the Santa Ana River which normally empties into the ocean. An estimated 127,000 gallons of crude oil leaked from an oil derrick pipeline in the Catalina Channel. The oil spread to nearby Huntington Beach beaches and wetlands, and quickly prompted cleanup crews to the scene. Orange County, California, USA
    US_CA_32_249.jpg
  • A cleanup crew cleans up oil and tar blobs, and shores up a berm that was built to prevent oil from spreading into the Santa Ana River which normally empties into the ocean. An estimated 127,000 gallons of crude oil leaked from an oil derrick pipeline in the Catalina Channel. The oil spread to nearby Huntington Beach beaches and wetlands, and quickly prompted cleanup crews to the scene. Orange County, California, USA
    US_CA_32_248.jpg
  • Cafe on Ocean Drive, South Beach, Miami Beach, Florida, USA
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  • Dog Beach, Ocean Beach, San Diego, California (SD)
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  • Ocean Front Near 21st Street, Balboa Peninsula, Newport Beach, California (OC)
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  • A cleanup crew cleans up oil and tar blobs, and shores up a berm that was built to prevent oil from spreading into the Santa Ana River which normally empties into the ocean. An estimated 127,000 gallons of crude oil leaked from an oil derrick pipeline in the Catalina Channel. The oil spread to nearby Huntington Beach beaches and wetlands, and quickly prompted cleanup crews to the scene. Orange County, California, USA
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  • Dog Beach, Ocean Beach, San Diego, California (SD)
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  • A berm was built and sandbags placed to prevent oil from spreading into the Santa Ana River which normally empties into the ocean. An estimated 127,000 gallons of crude oil leaked from an oil derrick pipeline in the Catalina Channel. The oil spread to nearby Huntington Beach beaches and wetlands, and quickly prompted cleanup crews to the scene. Orange County, California, USA
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  • A cleanup crew cleans up oil and tar blobs, and shores up a berm that was built to prevent oil from spreading into the Santa Ana River which normally empties into the ocean. An estimated 127,000 gallons of crude oil leaked from an oil derrick pipeline in the Catalina Channel. The oil spread to nearby Huntington Beach beaches and wetlands, and quickly prompted cleanup crews to the scene. Orange County, California, USA
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  • A cleanup crew cleans up oil and tar blobs, and shores up a berm that was built to prevent oil from spreading into the Santa Ana River which normally empties into the ocean. An estimated 127,000 gallons of crude oil leaked from an oil derrick pipeline in the Catalina Channel. The oil spread to nearby Huntington Beach beaches and wetlands, and quickly prompted cleanup crews to the scene. Orange County, California, USA
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  • Dog Beach, Ocean Beach, San Diego, California (SD)
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  • No Dumping in ocean sign along Dominguez Channel, a 15.7 mile stream that drains the Dominguez Watershed, going from its headwaters in Hawthorne and it emptying into the East Basin of the Port of Los Angeles. Carson, California, USA
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  • No Dumping in ocean sign along Dominguez Channel, a 15.7 mile stream that drains the Dominguez Watershed, going from its headwaters in Hawthorne and it emptying into the East Basin of the Port of Los Angeles. Carson, California, USA
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  • Kayaker George Wolfe of the LaLa Times. FoLAR' (Friends of the LA River) annual river cleanup, La Gran Limpieza, was held  May 9, 2009. Thousands of volunteers at 14 sites pulled out accumlated trash, mostly plastic bags, from river runoff that might normally find it's way downstream into the Pacific Ocean.
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  • Boy skipping rocks in ocean, El Matador State Beach, Malibu, Los Angeles County, California (MR)
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  • Kayaker George Wolfe of the LaLa Times. FoLAR' (Friends of the LA River) annual river cleanup, La Gran Limpieza, was held  May 9, 2009. Thousands of volunteers at 14 sites pulled out accumlated trash, mostly plastic bags, from river runoff that might normally find it's way downstream into the Pacific Ocean.
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  • Nurdles are pre-production plastic pellets and resin materials typically under 5mm in diameter. When released during the transport, packaging, and processing of plastics, these materials find their way to coastal waterways and oceans and frequently end up in the digestive tracts of various marine creatures, causing starvation and death. Seal Beach, Orange County, California, USA
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