2nd Quarter - Report

MARINE CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE for MARINE CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE

Period 2nd Quarter 2012 Filed Jul 20, 2012 Signed by William Chandler, Vice President for Government Affairs

Official filing
Firm
MARINE CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE
Client
MARINE CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE
Income
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Expenses
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No amount is shown when the filer reports less than $5,000 for the period, which the form does not ask them to state.

What was lobbied

2 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

S. 973 - National Endowment for the Oceans Act H.R. 1171- Marine Debris Act Reauthorization Amendments of 2011 S. 1400, H.R. 3096 - Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2011. H.R. 7 - American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012 (only sections containing S. 1400, H.R. 3096) S.1119 - Trash Free Seas Act of 2011 S. 50 - Commerical Seafood Consumer Protection Act S. 52 - International Fisheries Stewardship Enforcement Act S. 1980 - Pirate Fishing Elimination Act H.R. 4089 - Sportsman's Heritage Act of 2012, particularly anti-Antiquities Act riders. S.1916 - Fishery Science Improvement Act of 2011

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
EMILY DOUCE —
MICHAEL GRAVITZ —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Bills named: H.R. 7 (112th), H.R. 1171 (112th), S. 1119 (112th), S. 1916 (112th), H.R. 4089 (112th), S. 52 (112th), S. 1400 (112th), S. 1980 (112th), S. 50 (112th), H.R. 3096 (112th), S. 973 (112th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Lobbying for FY2013 (H.5326, S.2323) Department of Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations relating to marine conservation programs including: NOAA overall budget, Hawaiian monk seal funding, Marine Protected Areas Center, National Marine Sanctuaries Program, Marine Debris Program, Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program, Marine National Monuments, Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Program, Marine Operations and Maintenance, Law Enforcement National Ocean Policy - Marine Spatial Planing Implementation and Regional Ocean Partnerships within NOAA. Lobbying for FY2013 (H. 6091) Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations relating to US Fish and Wildlife Service on marine refuges and marine monuments. Lobbying for FY2013 (H.5855, S. 3216) Department of Homeland Security appropriation relating to the US Coast Guard, specifically on Office of Law Enforcement and Office of General Council Enforcement Section.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
EMILY DOUCE —
MICHAEL GRAVITZ —

Contacted: SENATE; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 2323 (112th), S. 3216 (112th)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.