Request for Approval on Signing of Memorandum of Understanding Concerning the Continuation of the IOTC-OFCF Project from 2022 between the OFCF and the FAO under which the IOTC falls

This is to request the WPDCS to approve the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (hereinafter referred to as "the FAO") and The Overseas Fishery Cooperation Foundation of Japan (hereinafter referred to as "the OFCF"), concerning the continuation of the IOTC-OFCF project (hereafter The Project) from Japanese Fiscal Year 2022 with the purpose of tuna fisheries statistics improvement of IOTC coastal member countries.