Our pledge to support implemenation of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14 "Life Under Water" taking into account its links with other SDGs provides strong guidance for our continued efforts to link global issues - challenges and opportunities - to regional, national and local actors and actions. We continue to invest into the development of the small-scale fisheries academy and are keen to team up with others to expand internationally to facilitate scaling up efforts to implement the SSF Guidelines. The youth contest for Mundus maris Awards and events to celebrate World Oceans Day will again feature on our agenda - this year's UN motto is "innovation for a sustainable ocean". The forthcoming UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030) will see active preparations enter into their final stage this year.