2nd Quarter - Report — PACIFIC SEAFOOD PROCESSORS ASSOCIATION for PACIFIC SEAFOOD PROCESSORS ASSOCIATION (2023)

Firm

PACIFIC SEAFOOD PROCESSORS ASSOCIATION

Client

PACIFIC SEAFOOD PROCESSORS ASSOCIATION

Income

—

Expenses

$10,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

Federal fisheries management in Alaska; oversight of federal programs for sustainable fisheries. Discussed comments on NOAA Fisheries' Draft National Seafood Strategy, aimed at improving support for domestic fisheries and seafood industries.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KRISTINE LYNCH	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Support for funding of Federal fisheries surveys, science, and management to support sustainable fisheries production

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KRISTINE LYNCH	—

Contacted: Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Natural Resources NAT

Review of National Marine Sanctuaries Act processes for potential sanctuary designation off Alaska and Federal government policies for conserving thirty percent of the US exclusive economic zone.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KRISTINE LYNCH	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Reduction of US seafood export barriers, including tariffs that other countries place on US seafood exports. Trade policy matters related to foreign Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated fishing and seafood import traceability rules.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KRISTINE LYNCH	—

Contacted: Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Restoring deductibility of costs for employer-provided meals for remote seafood processors.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KRISTINE LYNCH	—

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Immigration IMM

Implementation of H-2B visa cap relief measures for FY23. Efforts to seek a permanent H-2B cap relief solution in any immigration package this Congress (no specific bill yet).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KRISTINE LYNCH	—

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Support for better integration of wild seafood into US government food security programs and procurement programs, including National School Lunch programs.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KRISTINE LYNCH	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE

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.