* Trade-offs between SDGs can undermine the international framework for sustainable development.
* The role of justice mechanisms in the promotion of social equity from ocean use is detailed.
* The lens of procedural justice helps understand how trade-offs between SDGs are made and by whom.
* The lens of distributive justice highlights how trade-offs decisions impact upon different social groups.
* The Blue Economy and MSP impact negatively upon artisanal fishers in the Seychelles bringing trade-offs between SDGs.
* Achieving SDGs and its social equity outcomes requires