ROBERTSON, MONAGLE & EASTAUGH LLC

● Ongoing advocacy for House and Senate Member appropriation requests for FY26 CDS and programmatic requests for NOAA marine fisheries surveys, data collection and research portfolio including: regional councils and commissions; interjurisdictional grants; data collection, surveys and assessments; electronic monitoring, salmon management, groundfish surveys on the West Coast and Alaska. Ongoing: Track and report to Client on grant programs as part of federal government reform initiatives

● Engage Hill staff on regional MMPA reform ideas; provide feedback to staff on draft marine fisheries-related legislation ● Share Client perspective on proposed transfer of MMPA/ESA duties from NOAA to the USFWS ● Continue to provide Client with ongoing intelligence on several key regional marine issues including: ocean-related Executive Orders, marine sanctuaries & monuments, MSA legislation, ESA salmon listings, offshore energy development; WA-AK chinook salmon status and SRKW population issues; CA/OR sea otter reintroduction; Hill staff changes, Aquatic Invasives Species funding and project awards, SSL ESA salmon predation, availability for fisheries-dependent ports to seek MARAD grant funding, aquaculture provisions considered in reauthorization of USDA farm programs, Harmful Algal Blooms legislation/funding, final rule on vessel electronic monitoring, Federal Fish Passage Grant Programs and awards, Mitchell Act hatcheries, Columbia River Basin restoration, fisheries disaster relief, Klamath Basin restoration, funding for Western Pacific and North Pacific Observers, Bycatch Engineering Reduction Program, and Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund