International Fisheries Agreement Clarification Act

General Education on the Atlantic Sea Scallop fishery health of the resource, current management issues; discussion of Sea Turtle Biological Opinion, which reviewed the impact on the scallop fishery on Sea Turtle populations, and the Scallop Observer program. Advocating for the reform of the NOAA-administered Scallop Observer program. Advocating for the reform of the NOAA-administered Scallop Observer program. Also advocated with House/Senate Members on Scallop Days at Sea policy and NOAA proposed rule on uplisting of loggerhead turtles under Endangered Species Act. Advocated for International Fisheries Agreement Clarification Act (S. 2856/H.R. 4369).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Aquaculture (National Sustainable Offshore Aquaculture Act of 2009 [H.R. 4363], provisions of CLEAR Act [H.R. 3534]), Ocean issues related to global climate change (CLEAR Act [H.R. 3534]), shark finning (Shark Conservation Act of 2009 [S.850, H.R.81]), National Endowment for the Oceans [S.3641] Fisheries issues (NOAA and its relevant fisheries counciles; Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper Fishery Protection Act [H.R. 4723, S. 3045] and South Atlantic Red Snapper Fishery Protection Act [S. 2046], Flexibility in Rebuilding American Fisheries Act [H.R. 1584, S. 1255], Fishery Conservation Transition Act [S. 3594, H.R. 6316], International Fisheries Agreement Clarification Ace [S.2856, H.R.4369])

Client expense: $306,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE

General Education on the Atlantic Sea Scallop fishery health of the resource, current management issues; discussion of Sea Turtle Biological Opinion, which reviewed the impact on the scallop fishery on Sea Turtle populations, and the Scallop Observer program. Advocating for the reform of the NOAA-administered Scallop Observer program. Advocating for the reform of the NOAA-administered Scallop Observer program. Also advocated with House/Senate Members on Scallop Days at Sea policy and NOAA proposed rule on uplisting of loggerhead turtles under Endangered Species Act. Advocated for International Fisheries Agreement Clarification Act (S. 2856/H.R. 4369).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Aquaculture (National Sustainable Offshore Aquaculture Act of 2009 [H.R. 4363]), Marine spatial planning efforts and the National Ocean Policy Taskforce (Ocean and Coastal Mapping Integration Act [H.R. 365, S. 174]), Ocean issues related to global climate change, Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper Fishery Protection Act (H.R. 4723, S. 3045), Flexibility in Rebuilding American Fisheries Act (H.R. 1584, S. 1255), International Fisheries Agreement Clarification Act (H.R. 4369, S. 2856)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE

HR 568 Veteran Health Care Quality Improvement Act. HR 3155 Caregiver Assistance and Resource Enhancement Act. HR 4360 To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs blind rehabilitation center in Long Beach, California, as the "Major Charles R. Soltes, Jr., O.D. Department of Veterans Affairs Blind Rehabilitation Center". HR 4369 Major Soltes Department of Veterans Affairs Blind Rehabilitation Center. S 239 Veterans Health Equity Act of 2009. S 246 Veterans Health Care Quality Improvement Act. S 498 A bill to amend title 38, USC to authorize dental insurance for veterans and survivors and dependents. S 658 Rural Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2009. S 793 Department of Veterans Affairs Vision Scholars Act of 2009. H.Res 1226 Commending EyeCare America for its work over the last 25 years.

Client expense: $450,000 · Firm income: Not reported