The Kick-off meeting with the Contracting Authority (European Commission, Directorate General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries – DG MARE) was held as a virtual meeting (Teams platform) on Friday 29^th January 2021 (09.30-13.30 CET). The meeting was attended by the scientific coordinators of the four grants awarded under the EU Call for Proposals MARE/2020/08, namely STREAMLINE, FISHN’CO, SECWEB and Med&BS Regional Database.