RESCUE Whales Act of 2023

Sustainability and management of fisheries resources; regional fisheries management organizations; fish farming management and aquaculture to provide fish for the future; NOAA enforcement; global production and distribution of seafood; seafood traceability regulations; international regulatory issues; tax reform; Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization; Seafood Import Modernization Program expansion; American Fisheries Advisory Committee Act; FY23 and FY24 Appropriations Implementation; FY25 Appropriations; American Rescue Plan implentation; off shore wind impacting fisheries; port congestion and possible closures; 2022 NDAA implementation, HR 1213: Whale RESCUE Act; HR 5103, The FISHES Act

Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Sustainability and management of fisheries resources; regional fisheries management organizations; fish farming management and aquaculture to provide fish for the future; Implementation of the Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP); NOAA enforcement; global production and distribution of seafood; tax reform; seafood traceability regulations; international regulatory issues; Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization; tariff disputes and seafood trade; Tariffs of goods from China; FY23 and FY24 Appropriations Implementation; CARES Act Implementation; Executive orders on seafood; American Rescue Plan implementaion; Ocean Shipping Reform Act implementation; 2022 NDAA implementation; FY25 Appropriations; HR 1213: Whale RESCUE Act; Farm Bill nutrition programs, 2024 NDAA; Port closures due to labor strike

Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported

HR 1, opposing provisions that would expand offshore drilling, and amendments that would have damaged natural resources. S. 745, Virginia Wilderness Additions Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety. S. 873, America's Outdoor Recreation Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety. HR 1213, RESCUE Whale Act, supporting provisions that restore protections for the North Atlantic right whale. HR 3971, Flatside Wilderness Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety HR ____ Energy and Water Appropriations, Agriculture Appropriations, Commerce Justice and Science Appropriations, opposing inclusion of riders that would undermine natural resource protection laws. S 1149, Recovering America's Wilderness Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety S 808, Expediting Forest Restoration and Recovery, opposing provisions that undermine public participation and sound science. HR 524, Coastal Barrier Resources Act Amendment, opposing the legislation. HR 4323, to prohibit the issuance of an interim or final rule that amends, updates, modifies, or replaces the North Atlantic Right Whale vessel strike reduction rule until mitigation protocols are fully developed and deployed, opposing the legislation in its entirety. S. 2867- Promoting Effective Forest Management Act, opposing provisions that would lead to overharvesting in Southeastern forests. S. 2991- Americas Revegetation and Carbon Sequestration Act, concerning carbon sequestration provisions. S. 1719 - FIRESHEDS Act, concerning provisions that would lead to overharvesting in Southeastern forests. H.R. 200 - Forest Information Reform Act, opposing the legislation in its entirety S. 199 - Root and Stem, ensuring that collaborations are sufficiently broad to encompass all interests S. 1540 - A bill to amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to provide for circumstances under which reinitiation of consultation is not required under a land and resource management plan or land use plan under those Acts, and for other purposes, opposing the bill in its entirety. H.R. 5504 - To require the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to withdraw proposed rules relating to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, opposing the bill in its entirety. H.R. ___ - To prohibit the implementation of certain documents until the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries of the National Marine Fisheries Service issues documents relating to the Rices whale, opposing the bill in its entirety. HR 524, To amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to create an exemption for certain shoreline borrow sites, opposing the provisions in the legislation that provide a broad exemption to environmental requirements HR 5490, Bolstering Ecosystems Against Coastal Harm Act, supporting the addition of acreage to the Coastal Barrier Resources Act. HR 3971, Flatside Wilderness Additions Act, supporting the legislation HR 7408. America's Wildlife Conservation Act, opposing the legislation as weakening protections for threatened and endangered species. H.R. 8467 "Farm, Food, and National Security At of 2024", opposing forest management changes and biomass provisions. H.R. ___ ESA Amendments Act of 2024. Opposing the legislation H.R. 8704 To require the Secretary of Commerce to establish a grant program to foster enhanced coexistence between ocean users and North Atlantic right whales and other large cetacean species, opposing the legislation H.R. 8790 Fix Our Forests Act opposing the legislation H.R. 7408 Americas Wildlife Habitat Conservation Act opposing the legislation H.R. 6492 "Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences Act" opposing the legislation. H.R.4366 "Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, opposing provisions related to right whales. H.R. 8812, Water Resources Development Act of 2024,opposing language related to New Savannah Lock and Dam. S 1149 / H.R 7408, "Recovering America's Wildlife Act" supporting the legislation. HR 9533, ESA Amendments Act of 2024, opposing the legislation in its entirety. H.R. 8704. To require the Secretary of Commerce to establish a grant program to foster enhanced coexistence between ocean users and North Atlantic right whales and other large cetacean species, opposing the legislation as inadequate to protect the species. H.R. 8836/S. 4953, Wildlife Movement Through Partnerships Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety. H.R. 8632, Biodiversity Oversight Scaled-back And Fully Erased (BIOSAFE) Actm opposing the legislation in its entirety. S. 2867, a bill to address the forest health crisis on the National Forest System and public lands, and for other purposes, opposing the legislation. S. 2991, a bill to improve revegetation and carbon sequestration activities in the United States, and for other purposes, oppsoing the legislation.

Monitor and evaluate federal initiatives, both authorizing and appropriations related, and regulatory matters regarding: international and foreign assistance funding; marine conservation; right whale conservation; the Arctic region; illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing; sustainable aquaculture; wildlife trafficking; international fishing subsidies; ocean plastic pollution; oceans-related climate change; and the international treaty on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ). Other Specific Activities: AQUAA Act - support in part Oceans-Based Climate Solutions Act (H.R. 3764) - support RESCUE Whales Act of 2023 (H.R. 1213) - support FISH Act (S. 1227) - support SHELLS Act (S. 2211) - support Combatting Human Rights Abuses Act (S. 484) - support Legislation related to IUU and forced labor (not yet introduced) - support Alaskas Right to Produce Act of 2023 (H.R. 6285) - oppose Support strengthening US tools to combat IUU fishing, increase transparency and traceability requirements for seafood Support WTO fishing subsidies agreement Support capacity building efforts to strengthen fisheries management and combat IUU fishing and forced labor Support addressing forced labor in seafood supply chains Support stronger protections in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and National Petroleum Reserve - Alaska. Securing Enforcement of African Seas Act (HR 9440) - support

Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Sustainability and management of fisheries resources; regional fisheries management organizations; fish farming management and aquaculture to provide fish for the future; Implementation of the Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP); NOAA enforcement; global production and distribution of seafood; tax reform; seafood traceability regulations; international regulatory issues; Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization; tariff disputes and seafood trade; Tariffs of goods from China; FY23 and FY24 Appropriations Implementation; CARES Act Implementation; Executive orders on seafood; American Rescue Plan implementaion; Ocean Shipping Reform Act implementation; 2022 NDAA implementation; FY25 Appropriations; HR 1213: Whale RESCUE Act; Farm Bill nutrition programs

Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE

Sustainability and management of fisheries resources; regional fisheries management organizations; fish farming management and aquaculture to provide fish for the future; NOAA enforcement; global production and distribution of seafood; seafood traceability regulations; international regulatory issues; tax reform; Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization; Seafood Import Modernization Program expansion; American Fisheries Advisory Committee Act; FY23 and FY24 Appropriations Implementation; FY25 Appropriations; American Rescue Plan implentation; off shore wind impacting fisheries; port congestion; 2022 NDAA implementation, HR 1213: Whale RESCUE Act

Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Monitor and evaluate federal initiatives, both authorizing and appropriations related, and regulatory matters regarding: international and foreign assistance funding; marine conservation; right whale conservation; the Arctic region; illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing; sustainable aquaculture; wildlife trafficking; international fishing subsidies; ocean plastic pollution; oceans-related climate change; and the international treaty on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ). Other Specific Activities: AQUAA Act - support in part Oceans-Based Climate Solutions Act (H.R. 3764) - support RESCUE Whales Act of 2023 (H.R. 1213) - support FISH Act (S. 1227) - support SHELLS Act (S. 2211) - support Combatting Human Rights Abuses Act (S. 484) - support Legislation related to IUU and forced labor (not yet introduced) - support Alaskas Right to Produce Act of 2023 (H.R. 6285) - oppose Support strengthening US tools to combat IUU fishing, increase transparency and traceability requirements for seafood Support WTO fishing subsidies agreement Support capacity building efforts to strengthen fisheries management and combat IUU fishing and forced labor Support addressing forced labor in seafood supply chains Support stronger protections in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and National Petroleum Reserve - Alaska.

Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported

HR 1, opposing provisions that would expand offshore drilling, and amendments that would have damaged natural resources. S. 745, Virginia Wilderness Additions Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety. S. 873, America's Outdoor Recreation Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety. HR 1213, RESCUE Whale Act, supporting provisions that restore protections for the North Atlantic right whale. HR 3971, Flatside Wilderness Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety HR ____ Energy and Water Appropriations, Agriculture Appropriations, Commerce Justice and Science Appropriations, opposing inclusion of riders that would undermine natural resource protection laws. S 1149, Recovering America's Wilderness Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety S 808, Expediting Forest Restoration and Recovery, opposing provisions that undermine public participation and sound science. HR 524, Coastal Barrier Resources Act Amendment, opposing the legislation. HR 4323, to prohibit the issuance of an interim or final rule that amends, updates, modifies, or replaces the North Atlantic Right Whale vessel strike reduction rule until mitigation protocols are fully developed and deployed, opposing the legislation in its entirety. S. 2867- Promoting Effective Forest Management Act, opposing provisions that would lead to overharvesting in Southeastern forests. S. 2991- Americas Revegetation and Carbon Sequestration Act, concerning carbon sequestration provisions. S. 1719 - FIRESHEDS Act, concerning provisions that would lead to overharvesting in Southeastern forests. H.R. 200 - Forest Information Reform Act, opposing the legislation in its entirety S. 199 - Root and Stem, ensuring that collaborations are sufficiently broad to encompass all interests S. 1540 - A bill to amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to provide for circumstances under which reinitiation of consultation is not required under a land and resource management plan or land use plan under those Acts, and for other purposes, opposing the bill in its entirety. H.R. 5504 - To require the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to withdraw proposed rules relating to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, opposing the bill in its entirety. H.R. ___ - To prohibit the implementation of certain documents until the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries of the National Marine Fisheries Service issues documents relating to the Rices whale, opposing the bill in its entirety. HR 524, To amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to create an exemption for certain shoreline borrow sites, opposing the provisions in the legislation that provide a broad exemption to environmental requirements HR 5490, Bolstering Ecosystems Against Coastal Harm Act, supporting the addition of acreage to the Coastal Barrier Resources Act. HR 3971, Flatside Wilderness Additions Act, supporting the legislation HR 7408. America's Wildlife Conservation Act, opposing the legislation as weakening protections for threatened and endangered species. H.R. 8467 "Farm, Food, and National Security At of 2024", opposing forest management changes and biomass provisions. H.R. ___ ESA Amendments Act of 2024. Opposing the legislation H.R. 8704 To require the Secretary of Commerce to establish a grant program to foster enhanced coexistence between ocean users and North Atlantic right whales and other large cetacean species, opposing the legislation H.R. 8790 Fix Our Forests Act opposing the legislation H.R. 7408 Americas Wildlife Habitat Conservation Act opposing the legislation H.R. 6492 "Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences Act" opposing the legislation. H.R.4366 "Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, opposing provisions related to right whales. H.R. 8812, Water Resources Development Act of 2024,opposing language related to New Savannah Lock and Dam. S 1149 / H.R 7408, "Recovering America's Wildlife Act" supporting the legislation.

HR 1, opposing provisions that would expand offshore drilling, and amendments that would have damaged natural resources. S. 745, Virginia Wilderness Additions Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety. S. 873, America's Outdoor Recreation Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety. HR 1213, RESCUE Whale Act, supporting provisions that restore protections for the North Atlantic right whale. HR 3971, Flatside Wilderness Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety HR ____ Energy and Water Appropriations, Agriculture Appropriations, Commerce Justice and Science Appropriations, opposing inclusion of riders that would undermine natural resource protection laws. S 1149, Recovering America's Wilderness Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety S 808, Expediting Forest Restoration and Recovery, opposing provisions that undermine public participation and sound science. HR 524, Coastal Barrier Resources Act Amendment, opposing the legislation. HR 4323, to prohibit the issuance of an interim or final rule that amends, updates, modifies, or replaces the North Atlantic Right Whale vessel strike reduction rule until mitigation protocols are fully developed and deployed, opposing the legislation in its entirety. S. 2867- Promoting Effective Forest Management Act, opposing provisions that would lead to overharvesting in Southeastern forests. S. 2991- Americas Revegetation and Carbon Sequestration Act, concerning carbon sequestration provisions. S. 1719 - FIRESHEDS Act, concerning provisions that would lead to overharvesting in Southeastern forests. H.R. 200 - Forest Information Reform Act, opposing the legislation in its entirety S. 199 - Root and Stem, ensuring that collaborations are sufficiently broad to encompass all interests S. 1540 - A bill to amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to provide for circumstances under which reinitiation of consultation is not required under a land and resource management plan or land use plan under those Acts, and for other purposes, opposing the bill in its entirety. H.R. 5504 - To require the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to withdraw proposed rules relating to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, opposing the bill in its entirety. H.R. ___ - To prohibit the implementation of certain documents until the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries of the National Marine Fisheries Service issues documents relating to the Rices whale, opposing the bill in its entirety. HR 524, To amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to create an exemption for certain shoreline borrow sites, opposing the provisions in the legislation that provide a broad exemption to environmental requirements HR 5490, Bolstering Ecosystems Against Coastal Harm Act, supporting the addition of acreage to the Coastal Barrier Resources Act. HR 3971, Flatside Wilderness Additions Act, supporting the legislation HR 7408. America's Wildlife Conservation Act, opposing the legislation as weakening protections for threatened and endangered species.

Sustainability and management of fisheries resources; regional fisheries management organizations; fish farming management and aquaculture to provide fish for the future; Implementation of the Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP); NOAA enforcement; global production and distribution of seafood; tax reform; seafood traceability regulations; international regulatory issues; Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization; tariff disputes and seafood trade; Tariffs of goods from China; FY22 and FY23 Appropriations Implementation; CARES Act Implementation; Executive orders on seafood; American Rescue Plan implementaion; Ocean Shipping Reform Act implementation; 2022 NDAA implementation; FY24 Appropriations; HR 1213: Whale RESCUE Act; Farm Bill nutrition programs

Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE

Sustainability and management of fisheries resources; regional fisheries management organizations; fish farming management and aquaculture to provide fish for the future; NOAA enforcement; global production and distribution of seafood; seafood traceability regulations; international regulatory issues; tax reform; Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization; Seafood Import Modernization Program expansion; American Fisheries Advisory Committee Act; FY22 and FY23 Appropriations Implementation; FY24 Appropriations; American Rescue Plan implentation; off shore wind impacting fisheries; port congestion; 2022 NDAA implementation, HR 1213: Whale RESCUE Act

Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

HR 1, opposing provisions that would expand offshore drilling, and amendments that would have damaged natural resources. S. 745, Virginia Wilderness Additions Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety. S. 873, America's Outdoor Recreation Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety. HR 1213, RESCUE Whale Act, supporting provisions that restore protections for the North Atlantic right whale. HR 3971, Flatside Wilderness Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety HR ____ Energy and Water Appropriations, Agriculture Appropriations, Commerce Justice and Science Appropriations, opposing inclusion of riders that would undermine natural resource protection laws. S 1149, Recovering America's Wilderness Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety S 808, Expediting Forest Restoration and Recovery, opposing provisions that undermine public participation and sound science. HR 524, Coastal Barrier Resources Act Amendment, opposing the legislation. HR 4323, to prohibit the issuance of an interim or final rule that amends, updates, modifies, or replaces the North Atlantic Right Whale vessel strike reduction rule until mitigation protocols are fully developed and deployed, opposing the legislation in its entirety. S. 2867- Promoting Effective Forest Management Act, opposing provisions that would lead to overharvesting in Southeastern forests. S. 2991- Americas Revegetation and Carbon Sequestration Act, concerning carbon sequestration provisions. S. 1719 - FIRESHEDS Act, concerning provisions that would lead to overharvesting in Southeastern forests. H.R. 200 - Forest Information Reform Act, opposing the legislation in its entirety S. 199 - Root and Stem, ensuring that collaborations are sufficiently broad to encompass all interests S. 1540 - A bill to amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to provide for circumstances under which reinitiation of consultation is not required under a land and resource management plan or land use plan under those Acts, and for other purposes, opposing the bill in its entirety. H.R. 5504 - To require the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to withdraw proposed rules relating to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, opposing the bill in its entirety. H.R. ___ - To prohibit the implementation of certain documents until the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries of the National Marine Fisheries Service issues documents relating to the Rices whale, opposing the bill in its entirety. HR 524, To amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to create an exemption for certain shoreline borrow sites, opposing the provisions in the legislation that provide a broad exemption to environmental requirements HR 5490, Bolstering Ecosystems Against Coastal Harm Act, supporting the addition of acreage to the Coastal Barrier Resources Act. HR 3971, Flatside Wilderness Additions Act, supporting the legislation HR 7408. America's Wildlife Conservation Act, opposing the legislation as weakening protections for threatened and endangered species.

Monitor and evaluate federal initiatives, both authorizing and appropriations related, and regulatory matters regarding: international and foreign assistance funding; marine conservation; right whale conservation; the Arctic region; illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing; sustainable aquaculture; wildlife trafficking; international fishing subsidies; ocean plastic pollution; oceans-related climate change; and the international treaty on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ). Other Specific Activities: AQUAA Act - support in part Oceans-Based Climate Solutions Act (H.R. 3764) - support RESCUE Whales Act of 2023 (H.R. 1213) - support FISH Act (S. 1227) - support SHELLS Act (S. 2211) - support Combatting Human Rights Abuses Act (S. 484) - support Legislation related to IUU and forced labor (not yet introduced) - support Alaskas Right to Produce Act of 2023 (H.R. 6285) - oppose Support strengthening US tools to combat IUU fishing, increase transparency and traceability requirements for seafood Support WTO fishing subsidies agreement Support capacity building efforts to strengthen fisheries management and combat IUU fishing and forced labor Support addressing forced labor in seafood supply chains Support stronger protections in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and National Petroleum Reserve - Alaska.

Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 764 Trust the Science Act H.R. 1245 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue a final rule relating to removing the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem population of grizzly bears from the Federal list of endangered and threatened wildlife, and for other purposes; H.R. 1419 Comprehensive Grizzly Bear Management Act of 2023 H.R. 615 Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023 H.R.1213 - Restoring Effective Science-based Conservation Under Environmental laws protecting (RESCUE) Whales Act S.1833 - Protecting Whales, Human Safety, and the Economy Act of 2023 H.R.4323 -- to Prohibit Issuance of an Amended North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Speed Rule H.Res.430 - Expressing the need for protecting and conserving at least 50 percent of the land, freshwater, and ocean ecosystems in the United States and encouraging diplomatic community efforts to achieve this goal worldwide. S.Con.Res.11 - A concurrent resolution expressing the need for the Senate to provide advice and consent to ratification of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity. H.R.3494 - Extinction Prevention Act of 2023 S.1788 - A bill to require the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to update the Post-delisting Monitoring Plan for the Western Great Lakes Distinct Population Segment of the Gray Wolf, and for other purposes. H.R. 764 Trust the Science Act H.R. 1245 Grizzly Bear State Management Act H.J. Res. 29 (Lesser Prairie-Chicken) H.J. Res. 46 (Trump Critical Habitat Regulation) H.J. Res. 49 (Northern Long-eared Bat) S.J. Res. 9 (Lesser Prairie-Chicken) S.J.Res.23 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Marine Fisheries Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat". S.J.Res.24 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Northern Long-Eared Bat". HR 4051 SHARKED Act S.1833 - Protecting Whales, Human Safety, and the Economy Act of 2023 H.R.4323 to Prohibit Issuance of an Amended North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Speed Rule strategy H.R.5239 The Gulf of Mexico Commerce Protection Act S.2986 - Warding Off Hostile Administrative Leasing Efforts (WHALE) Act H.R. 6008 - Requiring Integrity in Conservation Efforts (R.I.C.E.s Whale) Act S. 2226/H.R. 2670 - National Defense Authorization Act H.R 4537, the American Seabed Protection Act H.R. 4536, the International Seabed Protection Act DOI-FWS - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Prohibitions to Threatened Wildlife and Plants - RIN: 1018-BF88 DOI-FWS- Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat - RIN: 1018-BF95 DOI-FWS - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Interagency Cooperation -RIN: 1018-BF96

H.R. 764 Trust the Science Act H.R. 1245 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue a final rule relating to removing the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem population of grizzly bears from the Federal list of endangered and threatened wildlife, and for other purposes; H.R. 1419 Comprehensive Grizzly Bear Management Act of 2023 H.R. 615 Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023 H.R.1213 - Restoring Effective Science-based Conservation Under Environmental laws protecting (RESCUE) Whales Act S.1833 - Protecting Whales, Human Safety, and the Economy Act of 2023 H.R.4323 -- to Prohibit Issuance of an Amended North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Speed Rule H.Res.430 - Expressing the need for protecting and conserving at least 50 percent of the land, freshwater, and ocean ecosystems in the United States and encouraging diplomatic community efforts to achieve this goal worldwide. S.Con.Res.11 - A concurrent resolution expressing the need for the Senate to provide advice and consent to ratification of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity. H.R.3494 - Extinction Prevention Act of 2023 S.1788 - A bill to require the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to update the Post-delisting Monitoring Plan for the Western Great Lakes Distinct Population Segment of the Gray Wolf, and for other purposes. H.R. 764 Trust the Science Act H.R. 1245 Grizzly Bear State Management Act H.J. Res. 29 (Lesser Prairie-Chicken) H.J. Res. 46 (Trump Critical Habitat Regulation) H.J. Res. 49 (Northern Long-eared Bat) S.J. Res. 9 (Lesser Prairie-Chicken) S.J.Res.23 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Marine Fisheries Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat". S.J.Res.24 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Northern Long-Eared Bat". HR 4051 SHARKED Act S.1833 - Protecting Whales, Human Safety, and the Economy Act of 2023 H.R.4323 to Prohibit Issuance of an Amended North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Speed Rule strategy H.R.5239 The Gulf of Mexico Commerce Protection Act S.2986 - Warding Off Hostile Administrative Leasing Efforts (WHALE) Act H.R. 6008 - Requiring Integrity in Conservation Efforts (R.I.C.E.s Whale) Act S. 2226/H.R. 2670 - National Defense Authorization Act H.R 4537, the American Seabed Protection Act H.R. 4536, the International Seabed Protection Act DOI-FWS - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Prohibitions to Threatened Wildlife and Plants - RIN: 1018-BF88 DOI-FWS- Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat - RIN: 1018-BF95 DOI-FWS - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Interagency Cooperation -RIN: 1018-BF96

Sustainability and management of fisheries resources; regional fisheries management organizations; fish farming management and aquaculture to provide fish for the future; Implementation of the Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP); NOAA enforcement; global production and distribution of seafood; tax reform; seafood traceability regulations; international regulatory issues; Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization; tariff disputes and seafood trade; Tariffs of goods from China; FY22 and FY23 Appropriations Implementation; CARES Act Implementation; Executive orders on seafood; American Rescue Plan implementaion; Ocean Shipping Reform Act implementation; 2022 NDAA implementation; FY24 Appropriations; HR 1213: Whale RESCUE Act; Farm Bill nutrition programs

Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE

Sustainability and management of fisheries resources; regional fisheries management organizations; fish farming management and aquaculture to provide fish for the future; NOAA enforcement; global production and distribution of seafood; seafood traceability regulations; international regulatory issues; tax reform; Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization; Seafood Import Modernization Program expansion; American Fisheries Advisory Committee Act; FY22 and FY23 Appropriations Implementation; FY24 Appropriations; American Rescue Plan implentation; off shore wind impacting fisheries; port congestion; 2022 NDAA implementation, HR 1213: Whale RESCUE Act

Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Monitor and evaluate federal initiatives, both authorizing and appropriations related, and regulatory matters regarding: international and foreign assistance funding; marine conservation; right whale conservation; the Arctic region; illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing; sustainable aquaculture; wildlife trafficking; international fishing subsidies; ocean plastic pollution; oceans-related climate change; and the international treaty on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ). Other Specific Activities: AQUAA Act - support in part Oceans-Based Climate Solutions Act (H.R. 3764) - support RESCUE Whales Act of 2023 (H.R. 1213) - support FISH Act (S. 1227) - support SHELLS Act (S. 2211) - support Combatting Human Rights Abuses Act (S. 484) - support Climate and Ocean Act (not yet introduced) - support Legislation related to IUU and forced labor (not yet introduced) - support Alaskas Right to Produce Act of 2023 (H.R. 6285) - oppose Support strengthening US tools to combat IUU fishing, increase transparency and traceability requirements for seafood Support WTO fishing subsidies agreement Support capacity building efforts to strengthen fisheries management and combat IUU fishing and forced labor Support addressing forced labor in supply chains Support stronger protections in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported

HR 1, opposing provisions that would expand offshore drilling, and amendments that would have damaged natural resources. S. 745, Virginia Wilderness Additions Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety. S. 873, America's Outdoor Recreation Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety. HR 1213, RESCUE Whale Act, supporting provisions that restore protections for the North Atlantic right whale. HR 3971, Flatside Wilderness Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety HR ____ Energy and Water Appropriations, Agriculture Appropriations, Commerce Justice and Science Appropriations, opposing inclusion of riders that would undermine natural resource protection laws. S 1149, Recovering America's Wilderness Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety S 808, Expediting Forest Restoration and Recovery, opposing provisions that undermine public participation and sound science. HR 524, Coastal Barrier Resources Act Amendment, opposing the legislation. HR 4323, to prohibit the issuance of an interim or final rule that amends, updates, modifies, or replaces the North Atlantic Right Whale vessel strike reduction rule until mitigation protocols are fully developed and deployed, opposing the legislation in its entirety. S. 2867- Promoting Effective Forest Management Act, opposing provisions that would lead to overharvesting in Southeastern forests. S. 2991- Americas Revegetation and Carbon Sequestration Act, concerning carbon sequestration provisions. S. 1719 - FIRESHEDS Act, concerning provisions that would lead to overharvesting in Southeastern forests. H.R. 200 - Forest Information Reform Act, opposing the legislation in its entirety S. 199 - Root and Stem, ensuring that collaborations are sufficiently broad to encompass all interests S. 1540 - A bill to amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to provide for circumstances under which reinitiation of consultation is not required under a land and resource management plan or land use plan under those Acts, and for other purposes, opposing the bill in its entirety. H.R. 5504 - To require the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to withdraw proposed rules relating to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, opposing the bill in its entirety. H.R. ___ - To prohibit the implementation of certain documents until the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries of the National Marine Fisheries Service issues documents relating to the Rices whale, opposing the bill in its entirety.

H.R. 764 Trust the Science Act H.R. 1245 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue a final rule relating to removing the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem population of grizzly bears from the Federal list of endangered and threatened wildlife, and for other purposes; H.R. 1419 Comprehensive Grizzly Bear Management Act of 2023 H.R. 615 Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023 H.R.1213 - Restoring Effective Science-based Conservation Under Environmental laws protecting (RESCUE) Whales Act S.1833 - Protecting Whales, Human Safety, and the Economy Act of 2023 H.R.4323 -- to Prohibit Issuance of an Amended North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Speed Rule H.Res.430 - Expressing the need for protecting and conserving at least 50 percent of the land, freshwater, and ocean ecosystems in the United States and encouraging diplomatic community efforts to achieve this goal worldwide. S.Con.Res.11 - A concurrent resolution expressing the need for the Senate to provide advice and consent to ratification of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity. H.R.3494 - Extinction Prevention Act of 2023 S.1788 - A bill to require the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to update the Post-delisting Monitoring Plan for the Western Great Lakes Distinct Population Segment of the Gray Wolf, and for other purposes. H.R. 764 Trust the Science Act H.R. 1245 Grizzly Bear State Management Act H.J. Res. 29 (Lesser Prairie-Chicken) H.J. Res. 46 (Trump Critical Habitat Regulation) H.J. Res. 49 (Northern Long-eared Bat) S.J. Res. 9 (Lesser Prairie-Chicken) S.J.Res.23 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Marine Fisheries Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat". S.J.Res.24 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Northern Long-Eared Bat". HR 4051 SHARKED Act S.1833 - Protecting Whales, Human Safety, and the Economy Act of 2023 H.R.4323 to Prohibit Issuance of an Amended North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Speed Rule strategy H.R.5239 The Gulf of Mexico Commerce Protection Act S.2986 - Warding Off Hostile Administrative Leasing Efforts (WHALE) Act H.R. 6008 - Requiring Integrity in Conservation Efforts (R.I.C.E.s Whale) Act S. 2226/H.R. 2670 - National Defense Authorization Act H.R 4537, the American Seabed Protection Act H.R. 4536, the International Seabed Protection Act DOI-FWS - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Prohibitions to Threatened Wildlife and Plants - RIN: 1018-BF88 DOI-FWS- Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat - RIN: 1018-BF95 DOI-FWS - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Interagency Cooperation -RIN: 1018-BF96

Sustainability and management of fisheries resources; regional fisheries management organizations; fish farming management and aquaculture to provide fish for the future; NOAA enforcement; global production and distribution of seafood; seafood traceability regulations; international regulatory issues; tax reform; Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization; Seafood Import Modernization Program expansion; American Fisheries Advisory Committee Act; FY22 and FY23 Appropriations Implementation; FY24 Appropriations; American Rescue Plan implentation; off shore wind impacting fisheries; port congestion; 2022 NDAA implementation, HR 1213: Whale RESCUE Act

Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Sustainability and management of fisheries resources; regional fisheries management organizations; fish farming management and aquaculture to provide fish for the future; Implementation of the Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP); NOAA enforcement; global production and distribution of seafood; tax reform; seafood traceability regulations; international regulatory issues; Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization; tariff disputes and seafood trade; Tariffs of goods from China; FY22 and FY23 Appropriations Implementation; CARES Act Implementation; Executive orders on seafood; American Rescue Plan implementaion; Ocean Shipping Reform Act implementation; 2022 NDAA implementation; FY24 Appropriations; HR 1213: Whale RESCUE Act; Farm Bill nutrition programs

Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE

HR 1, opposing provisions that would expand offshore drilling, and amendments that would have damaged natural resources. S. 745, Virginia Wilderness Additions Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety. S. 873, America's Outdoor Recreation Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety. HR 1213, RESCUE Whale Act, supporting provisions that restore protections for the North Atlantic right whale.

Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service

Monitor and evaluate federal initiatives, both authorizing and appropriations related, and regulatory matters regarding: international and foreign assistance funding; marine conservation; right whale conservation; the Arctic region; illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing; sustainable aquaculture; wildlife trafficking; international fishing subsidies; ocean plastic pollution; oceans-related climate change; and the international treaty on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ). Other Specific Activities: AQUAA Act - support in part Oceans-Based Climate Solutions Act (H.R. 3764) - support RESCUE Whales Act of 2023 (H.R. 1213) - support FISH Act (S. 1227) - support SHELLS Act (S. 2211) - support Combatting Human Rights Abuses Act (S. 484) - support Climate and Ocean Act (not yet introduced) - support Legislation related to IUU and forced labor (not yet introduced) - support

Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.R. 764 Trust the Science Act H.R. 1245 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue a final rule relating to removing the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem population of grizzly bears from the Federal list of endangered and threatened wildlife, and for other purposes; H.R. 1419 Comprehensive Grizzly Bear Management Act of 2023 H.R. 615 Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023 H.R.1213 - Restoring Effective Science-based Conservation Under Environmental laws protecting (RESCUE) Whales Act S.1833 - Protecting Whales, Human Safety, and the Economy Act of 2023 H.R.4323 -- to Prohibit Issuance of an Amended North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Speed Rule H.Res.430 - Expressing the need for protecting and conserving at least 50 percent of the land, freshwater, and ocean ecosystems in the United States and encouraging diplomatic community efforts to achieve this goal worldwide. S.Con.Res.11 - A concurrent resolution expressing the need for the Senate to provide advice and consent to ratification of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity. H.R.3494 - Extinction Prevention Act of 2023 S.1788 - A bill to require the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to update the Post-delisting Monitoring Plan for the Western Great Lakes Distinct Population Segment of the Gray Wolf, and for other purposes. H.R. 764 Trust the Science Act H.R. 1245 Grizzly Bear State Management Act H.J. Res. 29 (Lesser Prairie-Chicken) H.J. Res. 46 (Trump Critical Habitat Regulation) H.J. Res. 49 (Northern Long-eared Bat) S.J. Res. 9 (Lesser Prairie-Chicken) S.J.Res.23 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Marine Fisheries Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat". S.J.Res.24 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Northern Long-Eared Bat". HR 4051 SHARKED Act S.1833 - Protecting Whales, Human Safety, and the Economy Act of 2023 H.R.4323 to Prohibit Issuance of an Amended North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Speed Rule strategy H.R.5239 The Gulf of Mexico Commerce Protection Act DOI-FWS - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Prohibitions to Threatened Wildlife and Plants - RIN: 1018-BF88 DOI-FWS- Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat - RIN: 1018-BF95 DOI-FWS - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Interagency Cooperation -RIN: 1018-BF96

HR 5239 -- The Gulf of Mexico Commerce Protection Act (Rices Whale) S. 2986 - WHALE Act (Warding off Hostile Administrative Leasing Efforts Act) (Rices Whale) No Bill number - Rep. Garrett Graves new bill on Rices Whale No bill number - Migratory Bird Protection Act HR 4389 -- Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Enhancements Act of 2023 HR 5893 / S. 2321 - FY2024 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations - North Atlantic right whale, ESA funding, Unusual Mortality Event Funding/manatees S. 2437 -- FY2024 Senate THUD Appropriations - North Atlantic right whale S. 2625 -- FY 2024 Senate Homeland Security Approps - North Atlantic right whale and Rices Whale HR 4821 / S. 2605 - FY2024 Interior Appropriations - sage-grouse rider and numerous ESA and wildlife riders, ESA funding, National Wildlife Refuge System, BLM and FS T&E, Migratory Bird Management Program funding, Right whale amendment HR 4368 / S. 2131 - FY 2024 Ag Approps - Wildlife Services nonlethal funding House/Senate - NOAAs Vessel Speed Rulemaking H.R. 1213 - RESCUE Whales Act of 2023 H.R. 2670/S. 2226 - National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2024 H.R. 4323 -- Protecting Whales, Human Safety and the Economy Act of 2023(Rep. Carter) S. 1833 -- Protecting Whales, Human Safety, and the Economy Act of 2023 (Sen. Manchin) H.R. 764 - Trust the Science Act H.R. 1245 - Delisting Greater Yellowstone Population of Grizzly Bears S. 445 - Grizzly Bear State Management Act of 2023 H.R. 1419 - Delisting Northern Continental Divide Population of Grizzly Bears H.R. 94 - American Sovereignty and Species Protection Act H.R. 97 - Armed Forces Endangered Species Exemption Act H.R. 99 - Less Imprecision in Species Treatment Act H.R. 248 - Promoting Local Management of the Lesser Prairie Chicken Act H.R. 518 - Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act H.R. 520 - Artificially Propagated Animals H.R. 872 - Federally Integrated Species Health Act H.R. 1142 - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require consideration of economic impact in making a listing decision with respect to the list of threatened and endangered species, and for other purposes. H.R. 1419 - Delisting Northern Continental Divide Population of Grizzly Bears H.R. 1558/S. 771 - Saving Americas Vulnerable Endangered Species Act H.J. Res. 29/S.J. Res. 9 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Lesser Prairie-Chicken; Threatened Status With Section 4(d) Rule for the Northern Distinct Population Segment and Endangered Status for the Southern Distinct Population Segment". H.J.Res. 46/S.J. Res. 23 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Marine Fisheries Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat". H.J. Res. 49/S.J. Res. 24 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Northern Long-Eared Bat". S. 1788 - A bill to require the Director of the United states Fish and Wildlife Service to update the Post-delisting Monitoring Plan for the Western Great Lakes Distinct Population Segment of the Gray Wolf, and for other purposes. S. 1895 - A bill to require the director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to reissue a final rule removing the gray wolf from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife under the Endangered Species Act. H.R.4558 - To require the Secretary of the Interior to withdraw a proposed rule relating to the endangered species status of the dunes sagebrush lizard S. 2571 - A bill to provide for determination of the grizzly bear species consistent with the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes HR 5504/S 2811 - A bill to require the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to withdraw proposed rules relating to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes.

HR 1, opposing provisions that would expand offshore drilling, and amendments that would have damaged natural resources. S. 745, Virginia Wilderness Additions Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety. S. 873, America's Outdoor Recreation Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety. HR 1213, RESCUE Whale Act, supporting provisions that restore protections for the North Atlantic right whale. HR 3971, Flatside Wilderness Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety HR ____ Energy and Water Appropriations, Agriculture Appropriations, Commerce Justice and Science Appropriations, opposing inclusion of riders that would undermine natural resource protection laws. S 1149, Recovering America's Wilderness Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety S 808, Expediting Forest Restoration and Recovery, opposing provisions that undermine public participation and sound science. HR 524, Coastal Barrier Resources Act Amendment, opposing the legislation. HR 4323, to prohibit the issuance of an interim or final rule that amends, updates, modifies, or replaces the North Atlantic Right Whale vessel strike reduction rule until mitigation protocols are fully developed and deployed, opposing the legislation in its entirety. S. 2867- Promoting Effective Forest Management Act, opposing provisions that would lead to overharvesting in Southeastern forests. S. 2991- Americas Revegetation and Carbon Sequestration Act, concerning carbon sequestration provisions. S. 1719 - FIRESHEDS Act, concerning provisions that would lead to overharvesting in Southeastern forests. H.R. 200 - Forest Information Reform Act, opposing the legislation in its entirety S. 199 - Root and Stem, ensuring that collaborations are sufficiently broad to encompass all interests S. 1540 - A bill to amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to provide for circumstances under which reinitiation of consultation is not required under a land and resource management plan or land use plan under those Acts, and for other purposes, opposing the bill in its entirety. H.R. 5504 - To require the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to withdraw proposed rules relating to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, opposing the bill in its entirety. H.R. ___ - To prohibit the implementation of certain documents until the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries of the National Marine Fisheries Service issues documents relating to the Rices whale, opposing the bill in its entirety.

HR 1, opposing provisions that would expand offshore drilling, and amendments that would have damaged natural resources. S. 745, Virginia Wilderness Additions Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety. S. 873, America's Outdoor Recreation Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety. HR 1213, RESCUE Whale Act, supporting provisions that restore protections for the North Atlantic right whale. HR 3971, Flatside Wilderness Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety HR ____ Energy and Water Appropriations, Agriculture Appropriations, Commerce Justice and Science Appropriations, opposing inclusion of riders that would undermine natural resource protection laws. S 1149, Recovering America's Wilderness Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety S 808, Expediting Forest Restoration and Recovery, opposing provisions that undermine public participation and sound science. HR 524, Coastal Barrier Resources Act Amendment, opposing the legislation. HR 4323, to prohibit the issuance of an interim or final rule that amends, updates, modifies, or replaces the North Atlantic Right Whale vessel strike reduction rule until mitigation protocols are fully developed and deployed, opposing the legislation in its entirety.

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Sustainability and management of fisheries resources; regional fisheries management organizations; fish farming management and aquaculture to provide fish for the future; NOAA enforcement; global production and distribution of seafood; seafood traceability regulations; international regulatory issues; tax reform; Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization; Seafood Import Modernization Program expansion; American Fisheries Advisory Committee Act; FY22 and FY23 Appropriations Implementation; FY24 Appropriations; American Rescue Plan implentation; off shore wind impacting fisheries; port congestion; 2022 NDAA implementation, HR 1213: Whale RESCUE Act

Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Sustainability and management of fisheries resources; regional fisheries management organizations; fish farming management and aquaculture to provide fish for the future; Implementation of the Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP); NOAA enforcement; global production and distribution of seafood; tax reform; seafood traceability regulations; international regulatory issues; Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization; tariff disputes and seafood trade; Tariffs of goods from China; FY22 and FY23 Appropriations Implementation; CARES Act Implementation; Executive orders on seafood; American Rescue Plan implementaion; Ocean Shipping Reform Act implementation; 2022 NDAA implementation; FY24 Appropriations; HR 1213: Whale RESCUE Act; Farm Bill nutrition programs

Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE

H.R. 764 Trust the Science Act H.R. 1245 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue a final rule relating to removing the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem population of grizzly bears from the Federal list of endangered and threatened wildlife, and for other purposes; H.R. 1419 Comprehensive Grizzly Bear Management Act of 2023 H.R. 615 Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023 H.R.1213 - Restoring Effective Science-based Conservation Under Environmental laws protecting (RESCUE) Whales Act S.1833 - Protecting Whales, Human Safety, and the Economy Act of 2023 H.R.4323 -- to Prohibit Issuance of an Amended North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Speed Rule H.Res.430 - Expressing the need for protecting and conserving at least 50 percent of the land, freshwater, and ocean ecosystems in the United States and encouraging diplomatic community efforts to achieve this goal worldwide. S.Con.Res.11 - A concurrent resolution expressing the need for the Senate to provide advice and consent to ratification of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity. H.R.3494 - Extinction Prevention Act of 2023 S.1788 - A bill to require the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to update the Post-delisting Monitoring Plan for the Western Great Lakes Distinct Population Segment of the Gray Wolf, and for other purposes. H.R. 764 Trust the Science Act H.R. 1245 Grizzly Bear State Management Act H.R. 1419 Comprehensive Grizzly Bear Management Act of 2023 H.J. Res. 29 (Lesser Prairie-Chicken) H.J. Res. 46 (Trump Critical Habitat Regulation) H.J. Res. 49 (Northern Long-eared Bat) S.J. Res. 9 (Lesser Prairie-Chicken) S.J.Res.23 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Marine Fisheries Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat". S.J.Res.24 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Northern Long-Eared Bat". DOI-FWS - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Prohibitions to Threatened Wildlife and Plants - RIN: 1018-BF88 DOI-FWS- Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat - RIN: 1018-BF95 DOI-FWS - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Interagency Cooperation -RIN: 1018-BF96

H.R. 764 Trust the Science Act H.R. 1245 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue a final rule relating to removing the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem population of grizzly bears from the Federal list of endangered and threatened wildlife, and for other purposes; H.R. 1419 Comprehensive Grizzly Bear Management Act of 2023 H.R. 615 Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023 H.R.1213 - Restoring Effective Science-based Conservation Under Environmental laws protecting (RESCUE) Whales Act S.1833 - Protecting Whales, Human Safety, and the Economy Act of 2023 H.R.4323 -- to Prohibit Issuance of an Amended North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Speed Rule H.Res.430 - Expressing the need for protecting and conserving at least 50 percent of the land, freshwater, and ocean ecosystems in the United States and encouraging diplomatic community efforts to achieve this goal worldwide. S.Con.Res.11 - A concurrent resolution expressing the need for the Senate to provide advice and consent to ratification of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity. H.R.3494 - Extinction Prevention Act of 2023 S.1788 - A bill to require the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to update the Post-delisting Monitoring Plan for the Western Great Lakes Distinct Population Segment of the Gray Wolf, and for other purposes. H.R. 764 Trust the Science Act H.R. 1245 Grizzly Bear State Management Act H.R. 1419 Comprehensive Grizzly Bear Management Act of 2023 H.J. Res. 29 (Lesser Prairie-Chicken) H.J. Res. 46 (Trump Critical Habitat Regulation) H.J. Res. 49 (Northern Long-eared Bat) S.J. Res. 9 (Lesser Prairie-Chicken) S.J.Res.23 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Marine Fisheries Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat". S.J.Res.24 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Northern Long-Eared Bat". DOI-FWS - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Prohibitions to Threatened Wildlife and Plants - RIN: 1018-BF88 DOI-FWS- Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat - RIN: 1018-BF95 DOI-FWS - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Interagency Cooperation -RIN: 1018-BF96

Monitor and evaluate federal initiatives, both authorizing and appropriations related, and regulatory matters regarding: international and foreign assistance funding; marine conservation; right whale conservation; the Arctic region; illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing; sustainable aquaculture; wildlife trafficking; international fishing subsidies; ocean plastic pollution; oceans-related climate change; and the international treaty on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ). Other Specific Activities: AQUAA Act - support in part Oceans-Based Climate Solutions Act (H.R. 3764) - support RESCUE Whales Act of 2023 (H.R. 1213) - support FISH Act (not yet introduced) - support

Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

HR 1, opposing provisions that would expand offshore drilling, and amendments that would have damaged natural resources. S. 745, Virginia Wilderness Additions Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety. S. 873, America's Outdoor Recreation Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety. HR 1213, RESCUE Whale Act, supporting provisions that restore protections for the North Atlantic right whale. HR 3971, Flatside Wilderness Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety HR ____ Energy and Water Appropriations, Agriculture Appropriations, Commerce Justice and Science Appropriations, opposing inclusion of riders that would undermine natural resource protection laws. S 1149, Recovering America's Wilderness Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety S 808, Expediting Forest Restoration and Recovery, opposing provisions that undermine public participation and sound science. HR 524, Coastal Barrier Resources Act Amendment, opposing the legislation. HR 4323, to prohibit the issuance of an interim or final rule that amends, updates, modifies, or replaces the North Atlantic Right Whale vessel strike reduction rule until mitigation protocols are fully developed and deployed, opposing the legislation in its entirety.

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported

No bill number - Migratory Bird Protection Act S.1149 - Recovering Americas Wildlife Act House/Senate No Bill number - FY2024 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations - North Atlantic right whale, ESA funding, Unusual Mortality Event Funding/manatees House/Senate No Bill Number - FY2024 Interior Appropriations - sage-grouse rider and other potential ESA riders, ESA funding, National Wildlife Refuge System, BLM and FS T&E, Migratory Bird Management Program funding HR 4368 / S. 2131 - FY 2024 Ag Approps - Wildlife Services nonlethal funding House/Senate - NOAAs Vessel Speed Rulemaking H.R. 1213 - RESCUE Whales Act of 2023 H.R. 2670/S. 2226 - National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2024 H.R. 4323 -- Protecting Whales, Human Safety and the Economy Act of 2023(Rep. Carter) S. 1833 -- Protecting Whales, Human Safety, and the Economy Act of 2023 (Sen. Manchin) H.R. 764 - Trust the Science Act H.R. 1245 - Delisting Greater Yellowstone Population of Grizzly Bears S. 445 - Grizzly Bear State Management Act of 2023 H.R. 1419 - Delisting Northern Continental Divide Population of Grizzly Bears H.R. 94 - American Sovereignty and Species Protection Act H.R. 97 - Armed Forces Endangered Species Exemption Act H.R. 99 - Less Imprecision in Species Treatment Act H.R. 248 - Promoting Local Management of the Lesser Prairie Chicken Act H.R. 518 - Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act H.R. 520 - Artificially Propagated Animals H.R. 872 - Federally Integrated Species Health Act H.R. 1142 - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require consideration of economic impact in making a listing decision with respect to the list of threatened and endangered species, and for other purposes. H.R. 1419 - Delisting Northern Continental Divide Population of Grizzly Bears H.R. 1558/S. 771 - Saving Americas Vulnerable Endangered Species Act H.J. Res. 29/S.J. Res. 9 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Lesser Prairie-Chicken; Threatened Status With Section 4(d) Rule for the Northern Distinct Population Segment and Endangered Status for the Southern Distinct Population Segment". H.J.Res. 46/S.J. Res. 23 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Marine Fisheries Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat". H.J. Res. 49/S.J. Res. 24 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Northern Long-Eared Bat". S. 1788 - A bill to require the Director of the United states Fish and Wildlife Service to update the Post-delisting Monitoring Plan for the Western Great Lakes Distinct Population Segment of the Gray Wolf, and for other purposes. S. 1895 - A bill to require the director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to reissue a final rule removing the gray wolf from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife under the Endangered Species Act.

HR 1, opposing provisions that would expand offshore drilling, and amendments that would have damaged natural resources. S. 745, Virginia Wilderness Additions Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety. S. 873, America's Outdoor Recreation Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety. HR 1213, RESCUE Whale Act, supporting provisions that restore protections for the North Atlantic right whale.

Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service

Sustainability and management of fisheries resources; regional fisheries management organizations; fish farming management and aquaculture to provide fish for the future; NOAA enforcement; global production and distribution of seafood; seafood traceability regulations; international regulatory issues; tax reform; Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization; Seafood Import Modernization Program expansion; American Fisheries Advisory Committee Act; FY22 and FY23 Appropriations Implementation; FY24 Appropriations; American Rescue Plan implentation; port congestion; 2022 NDAA implementation, HR 1213: Whale RESCUE Act

Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Sustainability and management of fisheries resources; regional fisheries management organizations; fish farming management and aquaculture to provide fish for the future; Implementation of the Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP); NOAA enforcement; global production and distribution of seafood; tax reform; seafood traceability regulations; international regulatory issues; Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization; tariff disputes and seafood trade; Tariffs of goods from China; FY22 and FY23 Appropriations Implementation; CARES Act Implementation; Executive orders on seafood; American Rescue Plan implementaion; Ocean Shipping Reform Act implementation; 2022 NDAA implementation; FY24 Appropriations; HR 1213: Whale RESCUE Act; Farm Bill nutrition programs

Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE

No bill number - Migratory Bird Protection Act S.1149 - Recovering Americas Wildlife Act House/Senate No Bill number - FY2024 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations - North Atlantic right whale, ESA funding, Unusual Mortality Event Funding/manatees House/Senate No Bill Number - FY2024 Interior Appropriations - sage-grouse rider and other potential ESA riders, ESA funding, National Wildlife Refuge System, BLM and FS T&E, Migratory Bird Management Program funding House/Senate No bill number - FY 2024 Ag Approps - Wildlife Services nonlethal funding House/Senate - NOAAs Vessel Speed Rulemaking H.R. 1213 - RESCUE Whales Act of 2023 H.R. 764 - Trust the Science Act H.R. 1245 - Delisting Greater Yellowstone Population of Grizzly Bears S. 445 - Grizzly Bear State Management Act of 2023 H.R. 1419 - Delisting Northern Continental Divide Population of Grizzly Bears H.R. 94 - American Sovereignty and Species Protection Act H.R. 97 - Armed Forces Endangered Species Exemption Act H.R. 99 - Less Imprecision in Species Treatment Act H.R. 248 - Promoting Local Management of the Lesser Prairie Chicken Act H.R. 518 - Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act H.R. 520 - Artificially Propagated Animals H.R. 872 - Federally Integrated Species Health Act H.R. 1142 - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require consideration of economic impact in making a listing decision with respect to the list of threatened and endangered species, and for other purposes. H.J. Res. 29 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Lesser Prairie-Chicken; Threatened Status With Section 4(d) Rule for the Northern Distinct Population Segment and Endangered Status for the Southern Distinct Population Segment". H.J.Res. 46/S.J. Res. 23 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Marine Fisheries Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat". H.J.Res. 49 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Northern Long-Eared Bat". H.Res.195 - Expressing the need for the Federal Government to establish a national biodiversity strategy for protecting biodiversity for current and future generations.

H.R. 764 Trust the Science Act H.R. 1245 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue a final rule relating to removing the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem population of grizzly bears from the Federal list of endangered and threatened wildlife, and for other purposes; H.R. 1419 Comprehensive Grizzly Bear Management Act of 2023 H.R. 615 Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023 H.R.1213 - Restoring Effective Science-based Conservation Under Environmental laws protecting (RESCUE) Whales Act ESA Regulations DOI-FWS - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Prohibitions to Threatened Wildlife and Plants - RIN: 1018-BF88 DOI-FWS- Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat - RIN: 1018-BF95 DOI-FWS - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Interagency Cooperation -RIN: 1018-BF96

Client expense: $170,738 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 1, opposing provisions that would expand offshore drilling, and amendments that would have damaged natural resources. S. 745, Virginia Wilderness Additions Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety. S. 873, America's Outdoor Recreation Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety. HR 1213, RESCUE Whale Act, supporting provisions that restore protections for the North Atlantic right whale.

Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service

Monitor and evaluate federal initiatives, both authorizing and appropriations related, and regulatory matters regarding: international and foreign assistance funding; marine conservation; right whale conservation; the Arctic region; illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing; sustainable aquaculture; wildlife trafficking; international fishing subsidies; ocean plastic pollution; oceans-related climate change; and the international treaty on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ). Other Specific Activities: AQUAA Act - support in part Oceans-Based Climate Solutions Act (H.R. 3764) - support RESCUE Whales Act of 2023 (H.R. 1213) - support

Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Support Lobstermen in Opposition to RESCUE Whales Act H.R. 1213

Client expense: $680,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE