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Paddle Out Plastic is picking up litter in aquatic environments, documenting what we find, sharing info and photos to inform and encourage reduction of single use plastic.
Not spotless, but better than before. We think you'll agree. Want to take a guess how many pieces we retrieved from the water on this one trip? And that wind – – 13 kn on our return. 
06/02/2026
The before and after photos in one spot near the Cabrillo Marina jetty, the lady paddlers, and the collection after counting and sorting (1,030 pieces, half of which was food wrappers and soft plastic film fragments).
05/30/2026
Look what I found in LA Harbor. I paddled out this morning to check on a possible sea lion entanglement, not intending to clean up since we'll be going out on a group paddle tomorrow morning here, but I couldn't pass up a couple of big pieces of foam that seem to be from a boogie board, because the longer they are in the water, the more microplastics break off to pollute the water forever.
I did find the sea lion with fishing line wound tightly around its neck and sent in a report. Hopefully Marine Mammal Care Center Rescue team will be able to help. A sad reminder of the harm that lost fishing line and other plastic pollution can do.
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