PACIFIC STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION

BUD · Budget/Appropriations

● Ongoing advocacy for House and Senate Member appropriation requests for FY27 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; ● Ongoing: Track and report to Client on grant programs as part of federal government reform initiatives Support for USGS fisheries research funding and partnership with the interstate fisheries commissions

MAR · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries

● Remain engaged with Hill staff on regional MMPA reform ideas; provide feedback to staff on MMPA legislation and potential witness for MSA hearing; provide information to Hill staff on North Pacific/Alaska/West Coast fishery disaster issues ● Continue to provide Client with ongoing intelligence on several key regional marine issues including: ocean-related Executive Orders, West Coast MMPA Take Reduction Team (TRT) process, marine sanctuaries & monuments, MSA legislation including on bycatch, ESA salmon listings, offshore energy development; WA-AK chinook salmon status and SRKW population issues; CA/OR sea otter reintroduction; Hill staff changes, Aquatic Invasives Species funding and project awards, Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act, SSL ESA salmon predation and legislation, 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, fisheries disaster relief, Klamath Basin restoration, funding for Western Pacific and North Pacific Observers, Bycatch Engineering Reduction Program, and Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund; and pending FY 2027 funding levels for key fisheries programs and initiatives.