The Human Side of Plastic: Abby Barrows

On Deer Isle, Maine, home to one of the world’s most productive lobster ports, warming waters and invisible microplastic pollution threaten a centuries-old way of life. As veteran lobsterman Joel Billings and his daughter Hannah reckon with the possible end of their family’s tradition, neighbor and microplastics researcher Abby Barrows offers a vision for a more sustainable future through plastic-free aquaculture.

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Documentary Shorts 8 – Versus

Documentary Shorts 8 spotlights people who refuse to back down in the face of massive environmental and industrial…