K&L GATES, LLP
Lobbying for PACIFIC SEAFOOD PROCESSORS ASSOCIATION · Nonprofit trade association representing seafood processing companies.
Issues related to federal fisheries management in Alaska, oversight of federal programs for sustainable fisheries, marine mammal protections, and federal programs for fisheries disaster relief.
Reduction of US seafood export barriers and support of policies to help domestic producers compete in global markets. Trade policy matters related to foreign Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated fishing and seafood import traceability rules.
Issues related to federal funding of fishery management programs, including federal fisheries surveys, science, and management to support sustainable fisheries production. S. 2256, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2026: Issues related to federal funding of fishery management programs. H.R. 5342 and S. 2354, Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026: Issues related to federal funding of fishery management programs.
Issues related to better integration of wild seafood into US government food commodity support programs, food security programs, and procurement programs, including National School Lunch programs.