Preface; The Effects of Marine Debris on Beach Recreation and Regional Economies in Four Coastal Communities: A Regional Pilot Study; Marine Debris: Interagency Committee Members Are Taking Action, but Additional Steps Could Enhance the Federal Response; Great Lakes: Land-based Marine Debris Action Plan; Statement of Anne Kinsinger, Associate Director for Ecosystems; Statement of Stephen Guertin, Deputy Director U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Testimony of Christy Leavitt Campaign Director, Oceana; Written Testimony of Linsey E. Haram, Research Ecologist, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center; Written Testimony of Dr. Chelsea Rochman, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Hearing on Ecosystem Impacts of Marine Debris/Ocean Plastic Pollution; Index.