📋 Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries (MAR)

Federal lobbying activity for the marine/maritime/boating/fisheries issue area

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AI Overview

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries (MAR) has attracted $228.2M in lobbying spending across 10.9K filings. This issue area sees targeted lobbying from organizations with specific policy interests.

$228.2M

Total Spending

10.9K

Total Filings

$215.0M

Estimated Spending

Spending by Year

Top Clients

#	Client	Spending
1	American Maritime Partnership	$8.2M
2	Lake Carriers Association	$6.6M
3	Liberty Maritime Corporation	$4.5M
4	Cruise Lines International Association	$4.5M
5	Transportation Institute	$4.2M
6	Matson Navigation	$3.0M
7	Daybrook Holdings, INC.	$2.4M
8	Edison Chouest Offshore	$2.3M
9	Crowley Maritime Corporation	$2.2M
10	International Longshore and Warehouse Union	$2.1M
11	South Florida Admiralty Trial Lawyers Association	$2.0M
12	International Marine Contractors Association	$2.0M
13	National Association of Waterfront Employers	$1.9M
14	The Vucci Law Group, P.A.	$1.8M
15	Overseas Shipholding Group, INC.	$1.8M
16	Nova Southeastern University	$1.8M
17	Environmental Defense Action Fund	$1.7M
18	Ocean Aero, INC.	$1.5M
19	Port of Seattle	$1.5M
20	The Northwest Seaport Alliance	$1.4M

Top Lobbying Firms

#	Firm	Revenue
1	K&l Gates, LLP	$28.9M
2	Blank Rome Government Relations	$11.1M
3	Jones Walker, LLP	$6.9M
4	Alcalde & Fay	$6.8M
5	Squire Patton Boggs	$5.8M
6	Van Scoyoc Associates	$4.8M
7	Winston & Strawn LLP	$4.6M
8	Crossroads Strategies, LLC	$4.6M
9	Robertson, Monagle & Eastaugh LLC	$4.1M
10	Forbes-tate	$3.9M
11	Sconset Strategies, LLC	$3.8M
12	Cornerstone Government Affairs, INC.	$3.8M
13	Adams and Reese, LLP	$3.8M
14	Carpi & Clay, INC	$3.7M
15	Elevate Government Affairs, LLC	$3.5M
16	Federal Science Partners LLC	$3.0M
17	Cassidy & Associates, INC.	$2.9M
18	Breaux Lott Leadership Group	$2.9M
19	Owen Evans Ingols	$2.7M
20	Esp Advisors, LLC	$2.6M

Sample Lobbying Descriptions

•Offshore One Call Notification Center Pipeline Safety

•Monitor and evaluate federal initiatives, both authorizing and appropriations, and regulatory matters regarding: International and Foreign Assistance funding; the Arctic Region; Illegal, unreported an

•Strict enforcement of the Jones Act, monitoring of all relevant federal legislative and regulatory activities, federal policy research and analysis, and representation of Client before the U.S. Congre

•Port development

•Issues related to infrastructure policy.

•Fishery regulation H.R. 200; Magnuson-Stevens Act; maritime regulation, Coast Guard authorization S.1129, H.R. 1726

•Magnuson-Stevens Act; Seafood certification legislation; H.R. 200, legislative issues related to international fisheries; Coast Guard legislation, S. 1129, H.R. 1726

•Magnuson Stevens Act; Endangered Species Act; treaty fishing rights; 2018 Farm Bill

•Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Reauthorization, H.R. 200

•Federal legislative and regulatory matters related to fisheries, including Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization, seafood certification and Coast Guard Authorization.