The WWF European Policy Office (EPO) functions as a major policy and public affairs hub of the WWF network and works to achieve WWF's global mission by leading the WWF network to shape EU policies impacting on the European and global environment. The Ocean Team ensures that there is a coordinated approach across the WWF European network to effectively influence and implement EU ocean policies including the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported Fishing (IUU) Regulation, Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD), Maritime Spatial Planning Directive (MSP), International Ocean Governance and SDG 14 agenda. It ensures that Europe’s seas and priority footprint areas are productive and resilient and become global flagships for sustainable, equitable, and