Abigail Barrows

Abigail P. W. Barrows (born 1984) is an American marine research scientist and advocate based in Maine. Barrows is the Principal investigator for the Global Microplastics Initiative with Adventure Scientists, where she directs microplastics research that is used to inform conservation-focused legislation, and she initiated the first baseline data map of microplastic pollution distribution in the waters off the coast of Maine. Her primary interests are in research, seaweed and oyster farming, education, field methodology, and using scientific data to drive legislation and policy to lower single-use plastic.