Congratulations to Mário Ruivo (EMB delegate, FCT, Portugal) for being among those awarded with this year’s European Citizen Prize. The Citizen Prize honours people from across the EU for their contribution to European cooperation and the promotion of common values. Mário Ruivo is an oceanographer and leading figure in international political and civic fora for the ocean, dedicated to promoting national and international programmes for sustainability of the oceans. In addition to representing FCT on the European Marine Board, he works as Head of the Ministry for Education and Science’s Intersectorial Oceans Commissions.