Sandrine Polti is an independent consultant based in Brussels. For the past 15 years, she has been actively engaged in marine conservation in Europe and internationally. Among other issues, she has dedicated efforts to improve shark and deep-sea conservation policies and fisheries management, and to protect vulnerable marine ecosystems and essential fish habitats. Previous to her work as an advocate, Sandrine worked as a scientific researcher in Spain on several national and European research programmes linked to the benefits of marine protected areas.