Céline Frank is a policy officer at the Directorate General of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries of the European Commission. She has worked on various EU policies related to offshore renewables, aquaculture and maritime spatial planning for the past 6 years. Before joining the European Commission, she worked as a researcher in marine and coastal management in Barcelona and in Mida Creek, Kenya. She was also involved in the management of EU-funded projects in a natural park in Italy, the Parco delle Alpi Liguri.