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

1)Implementation of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 2)H.R. 1584 and S. 1255, Flexibility in Rebuilding American Fisheries Act of 2009 3)S. 850, Shark Conservation Act of 2009 4)Discussions with Ocean Policy Task Force on national ocean policy and marine spatial planning 5)HR 4914, Coastal Jobs Creation Act of 2010 6)S.3594, Fishery Conservation Transition Act 7)S. 2856, bill to amend Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 8)Americas Great Outdoors Actsupported the marine provisions in this package, including the Shark Conservation Act

Client expense: $31,634 · Firm income: Not reported

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

Scallop fishery management, including optimum yield, bycatch, essential fish habitat, surveys and observers and protected species; marine spatial planning; International Fisheries Agreement Clarification Act, S 2856;

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

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 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

Scallop fishery management, including optimum yield, bycatch, essential fish habitat, surveys and observers and protected species; marine spatial planning; International Fisheries Agreement Clarification Act, S 2856;

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

1) Commerce, Justice, Science and related agencies appropriations bill, Appropriations for NOAA 2) H.R. 21, Ocean Conservation, Education, and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act 3) S. 858, National Oceans Protection Act 4) Implementation of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 5)H.R. 1584 and S. 1255, Flexibility in Rebuilding American Fisheries Act of 2009 6)Discussions of ecosystem-based management of ocean resources 7)S. 850, Shark Conservation Act of 2009 8)Discussions with Ocean Policy Task Force on national ocean policy and marine spatial planning 9)HR 4914, Coastal Jobs Creation Act of 2010 10)H. Res 989, Ocean acidification resolution 11)S.3594, Fishery Conservation Transition Act 12)S. 2856, bill to amend Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act

Client expense: $42,113 · Firm income: Not reported

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

Scallop fishery management, including optimum yield, bycatch, essential fish habitat, surveys and observers and protected species; marine spatial planning; S 2856

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Scallop fishery management, including optimum yield, bycatch, essential fish habitat, surveys and observers and protected species; marine spatial planning; S 2856

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