Unusual amounts of foreign trash continue to wash up on beaches across the Bering Strait Norton Sound, with the debris appearing to come from the Russian side of the Strait. The trash includes items such as fishing equipment, clothing, and hazardous materials containers, and is particularly alarming to subsistence communities that rely on marine life for food. The source of the debris has been traced to the Gulf of Anadyr, which lies within the Russian Exclusive Economic Zone and has seen increased ship activity this year. While the intentional dumping of plastic and hazardous materials into the sea is prohibited by international treaty, proving intentional dumping can be difficult. The Save Our Seas 2.0 Act, which aims to curb marine plastic pollution, recently passed through the US House of Representatives.