Debris washed ashore on Hart Island, in Maine Coastal Islands Refuge Complex

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service staff and volunteers look at debris and derelict lobster traps washed ashore Hart Island, part of Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge Complex. A cleanup in August 2023 removed more than 9,000 pounds of derelict lobster traps, more than 550 pounds of plastic rope and 1,600 foam buoys and plastic bottles from Hart Island.