Implementation of the East Asian Seas Action Plan is guided by strategies adopted by the COBSEA Intergovernmental Meeting2. The COBSEA Strategic Directions 2018-2022 were developed in response to Resolution 1 adopted at 22nd COBSEA IGM and as further directed in Resolution 1 adopted at 23rd COBSEA IGM, based on consultation with Participating Countries and addressing current regional priorities and priorities expressed in the 2030 Development Agenda. This document contains the final COBSEA Strategic Directions 2018-2022, as adopted by the Second Extraordinary Intergovernmental Meeting of COBSEA, held in Bangkok, Thailand, 25-26 April 2018.