PACIFIC STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION

BUD · Budget/Appropriations

● Engage Hill staff on regional MMPA reform ideas; provide feedback to staff on draft marine fisheries-related legislation ● Share Client perspective on proposed transfer of MMPA/ESA duties from NOAA to the USFWS ● Monitor and report to Client on the NOAAs CCC spring meeting in New Bedford, MA; nomination of the NOAA Assistant Administrator; termination of NOAA Advisory Committees; nominations for NOAAs AFAC ● Continue to provide Client with ongoing intelligence on several key regional marine issues including: marine monuments, MSA legislation, ESA salmon listings, offshore energy development; WA-AK chinook salmon status and SRKW population issues; CA/OR sea otter reintroduction; Hill staff changes, NOAAs 2023 IRA spend plan, Aquatic Invasives Species funding and project awards, SSL ESA salmon predation, availability for fisheries-dependent ports to seek MARAD grant funding, aquaculture provisions considered in reauthorization of USDA farm programs, Harmful Algal Blooms legislation/funding, final rule on vessel electronic monitoring, Federal Fish Passage Grant Programs and awards, Mitchell Act hatcheries, Columbia River Basin restoration, termination of NOAA advisory committees.

MAR · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries

● Advocacy for House and Senate Member appropriation letters supporting FY26 CDS and programmatic requests for NOAA marine fisheries surveys, data collection and research portfolio including: regional councils and commissions; interjurisdictional grants; data collection, surveys and assessments; electronic monitoring, salmon management, groundfish surveys on the West Coast and Alaska. Monitor development of FY 2025 NOAA spend plan and FY 2026 budget estimates. Ongoing: Track and report to Client on grant programs as part of federal government reform initiatives