 The IAEA Director General has been touring the Pacific to discuss the nuclear agency's assessment of the planned Fukushima water release. Rafael Mariano Grossi first met with local leaders from the Fukushima province, who are particularly concerned with how the release will affect the region's fish industry. He spoke to mayors, fishing associations and youth groups, among others, to hear their concerns and explain the science and impartiality behind the IAEA's report. The Director General then visited Fukushima Daiichi to view experiments growing fish in Alps treated water and to visit the planned discharge point. Next, the IAEA team travelled to South Korea to answer questions from authorities and local media there. The science is clear. Japan's plans to deal with the water accumulated at the Fukushima nuclear power plant are in conformity with international nuclear safety standards, but there are concerns. We are aware of those. This is why the IAEA is here to reassure communities to provide clear answers in full transparency. Finally, the Director General travelled to New Zealand and on to the Cook Islands, the current chair of the Pacific Island Forum. The Pacific Islands deserve to have their concerns heard, to understand that the effects of the operations from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant will be legitimately negligible and there will be no harm to the ocean environment. Importantly, the IAEA will stay providing continuous review and assessment and sharing those findings with the local communities.