WEST COAST SEAFOOD PROCESSORS ASSN

MAR · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries

● Assist Client as part of an ongoing ad hoc coalition effort to oppose executive action designed to curtail commercial trawl and menhaden fishing and require forage fish management, including a nationwide industry letter sent to the President ● Participate in Hill staff discussions on MSA/ESA/MMPA reforms; provide ongoing MMPA reform recommendations as part of developing/refining draft legislation; oppose the transfer of protected species management authority from NOAA to USFWS ● Inform Client of pending legislation related to fishery disaster reform; provide information on GAO fishery disaster study and related congressional activity ● Monitor federal agency activities and legislation related to IUU fishing and forced labor in the seafood industry; report on NOAA MMPA comparability findings ● Monitor Offshore Wind Energy developments, related EOs, and track BOEM activities ● Assist Client with Hill support for USDA surplus seafood purchase request ● Provide Client with ongoing information/advice on port infrastructure grants

TRD · Trade (domestic/foreign)

● Communications with NOAA EU staff related to seafood trade; monitor US-China trade negotiations