Victor Martinez-Vicente is a bio-optical oceanographer with over 20 years experience in the field, who specializes in the study of the optical properties of particles in the aquatic environment (oceanic, coastal, and inland) to pioneer new multidisciplinary remote-sensing applications for ocean color data. Currently, he leads the research at the Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) on remote-sensing detection of marine plastic debris pollution, harmful algal bloom detection, and marine biodiversity-related algorithms. He obtained a B.Sc. in Marine Sciences at the U. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, an M.Sc. in Coupled Marine Ecosystem Modelling at the U. Liege, Belgium, and a Ph.D. in Marine Optics at the U. Wales-Bangor, UK. He is currently a Senior Bio-optical scientist at PML, UK.