Deprive young animals from learning important survival skills. Cause them to become sick or die from ingesting unnatural or contaminated food items. Habituate them to humans and vessels, placing them at risk of injury. Feeding or attempting to feed marine mammals is prohibited under federal law. Dispose of Trash Properly Marine debris can be harmful to wildlife.
Animals can mistake plastic debris for food, which can be deadly.
Monofilament fishing lines and other plastic items can entangle and kill marine wildlife.