Abbie Barrows is a marine research scientist focused on aquatic plastic pollution and the owner/operator of Deer Isle Oyster Company, an oyster and kelp aquaculture business in Maine, USA. Abbies biological studies led her to travel much of the world including Papua New Guinea, the Himalaya, and South and Central America. Abbie directed global microplastic pollution research since 2013, and worked with Adventure Scientists, an organization that links researchers with outdoorsmen and women. This collaboration led to developing the most diverse and largest known dataset of global microplastic pollution available to-date. She continues to conduct field work and actively be involved in plastic pollution education. She is currently designing and developing plastic-free aquaculture gear for oyster and seaweed cultivation.