Marta Chantal Ribeiro is Assistant Professor (with tenure) at the Faculty of Law of the University of Porto. She holds a Master in European Integration and a PhD in the field of the Law of the Sea. Currently her research is focused on conservation of marine biodiversity (in particular, MPAs), sustainable fisheries, deep-sea mining, marine spatial planning and marine robotics. To date she has published two books (200p. and 860p.), edited three books and published 24 articles. In 2011, Marta was awarded with the 2010 Gerard J. Mangone Prize (International Journal on Marine and Coastal Law, vol. 26, issue 4, 2011, p. 493).