• Federal government relations service and strategy development related to U.S. fisheries and ocean legislation before Congress, with an added focus on the New England region. This includes legislation related to reauthorizing the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation Act (H.R. 4690) and legislative efforts to save the endangered North Atlantic right whale (H.R. 6785/S. 3664). Outreach to Members of Congress regarding FY 2023 CJS appropriations request related to the Young Fishermens Development Act (no bill number). Post-enactment and implementation issues from the Young Fishermens Development Act (P.L. 116-289), including outreach to NOAA National Sea Grant program.

Duration: February 14, 2022 to January 1, 2023

General Issues: Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries

Spending: about $20,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

It can be tricky to figure out how much an organization spent on a particular lobbying engagement. The law only requires lobbyists to report the amount they were paid for federal lobbying each quarter rounded to the nearest $10,000—and if it's less than $3,000 in a given quarter (or less than $13,000 for organizations with in-house lobbyists), they don't have to disclose it at all. Plus, some organizations include spending that doesn’t belong in the report—for instance, money spent lobbying state governments or other legal work.

Agencies lobbied since 2022: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)