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USGS ocean drifter

By Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center February 2022 (approx.)
Photo of a yellow plastic disk sitting on a counter.
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A 37-year-old plastic ocean drifter, originally released off Barter Island in Alaska, was discovered on the coast of Scotland.

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Kate Hannett, Photographer

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