OCEAN PEACE, LLC

MAR · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries

● Advise Client on opportunity to provide comments to NOAA on executive order RE: American Seafood Competitiveness and edit Client comment submission ● Provide Client with information/implications of the federal government shutdown; status of funding for commercial fishing industry liaison in FY26 Agriculture legislation ● Participate in Hill staff discussions on MSA/ESA/MMPA reforms and hearing preparations; provide ongoing MMPA reform recommendations as part of developing/refining draft legislation; continue to oppose the transfer of protected species management authority from NOAA to USFWS ● Advise Client on ESA reforms in H.R. 1847 and related SBA roundtable opportunity ● Monitor federal agency activities and legislation related to IUU fishing and forced labor in the seafood industry; report on NOAA MMPA comparability findings and status of industry-driven litigation ● Monitor Offshore Wind developments, related EOs, and track BOEM activities; engage with Hill staff on OSW implications of the SPEED Act (H.R. 4776) ● Monitor congressional hearings/markups/CR/NDAA/USCG reauthorization legislation for ocean-related issues

Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 1847, H.R. 4776

HOM · Homeland Security

● Inform Client on USCG bulletins during the government shut down, and on nominations for USCG safety advisory committee & USCG provisions in the 2025 NDAA

TRD · Trade (domestic/foreign)

● Provide information on NOAAs EU trade developments; and new Switzerland trade agreement