In the past two months, I have had an opportunity to speak to the Japanese public regarding small-scale fisheries issues as well as regarding Too Big To Ignore (TBTI) and Vulnerability to Viability (V2V). These are the two leading, global partnerships’ projects focusing on small-scale fisheries research. My talks were about why small-scale fisheries are important for achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including the SDG14, and the roles small-scale fisheries play. The talks also included topics about the position of small-scale fisheries in the era of Blue Economic/Blue Growth, what needs to be done and what research initiatives are taking place, why we need the global partnership projects like TBTI and V2V, along with other related topics.