The 26TH Annual Scientific Sessions of Sri Lanka Association for Fisheries and Aquatic Resources was held virtually on 10th December 2020 at the Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya. Keynote speech delivered by Dr. Yugaraj Singh Yadava / Director, Bay of Bengal Programme Inter-Governmental Organization (BOBP/IGO). The theme of the sessions “Aquatic resource management in a post-pandemic era”