1st Quarter - Report — BALLARD PARTNERS for ATLANTIC SAPPHIRE, USA, LLC (2021)

Firm

BALLARD PARTNERS

Client

ATLANTIC SAPPHIRE, USA, LLC

Income

$80,000

Expenses

—

What was lobbied

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

Economics/Economic Development ECN

Economic development opportunities for domestic aquaculture and issues related to trade. Organic standard for salmon.

Foreign entity interest: Atlantic Sapphire, USA, LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Atlantic Sapphire AS, a foreign company, which has an interest in the lobbying issues listed on Line 16.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRIAN BALLARD	—
JOSE FELIX DIAZ	—
HUNTER MORGEN New	Policy Advisor, Office of Policy Planning, U.S. State Dept. (2017); Deputy Director, Office of Trade & Manufacturing Policy, WH (2017-2018); Special Assistant to the President, Office of the Senior Advisor for Policy, WH (2018-2020)
TRENT MICHAEL MORSE New	Special Assistant, DOT (2017-2018); Senior Policy Advisor, HUD (2018); WH Liaison to HHS (2018-2020)
COURTNEY WHITNEY New	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Personnel issues regarding COVID-19 travel restrictions.

Foreign entity interest: Atlantic Sapphire, USA, LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Atlantic Sapphire AS, a foreign company, which has an interest in the lobbying issues listed on Line 16.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRIAN BALLARD	—
JOSE FELIX DIAZ	—
HUNTER MORGEN New	Policy Advisor, Office of Policy Planning, U.S. State Dept. (2017); Deputy Director, Office of Trade & Manufacturing Policy, WH (2017-2018); Special Assistant to the President, Office of the Senior Advisor for Policy, WH (2018-2020)
TRENT MICHAEL MORSE New	Special Assistant, DOT (2017-2018); Senior Policy Advisor, HUD (2018); WH Liaison to HHS (2018-2020)

Contacted: Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS)

Government Issues GOV

Economic development opportunities for domestic aquaculture and issues related to trade. Organic standard for salmon.

Foreign entity interest: Atlantic Sapphire, USA, LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Atlantic Sapphire AS, a foreign company, which has an interest in the lobbying issues listed on Line 16.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRIAN BALLARD	—
JOSE FELIX DIAZ	—
HUNTER MORGEN New	Policy Advisor, Office of Policy Planning, U.S. State Dept. (2017); Deputy Director, Office of Trade & Manufacturing Policy, WH (2017-2018); Special Assistant to the President, Office of the Senior Advisor for Policy, WH (2018-2020)
TRENT MICHAEL MORSE New	Special Assistant, DOT (2017-2018); Senior Policy Advisor, HUD (2018); WH Liaison to HHS (2018-2020)
COURTNEY WHITNEY New	—

Contacted: Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

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.