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LOBBYING REPORT

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

1. Registrant Name Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual
National Fisheries Institute

2. Address

Address1
1544 Spring Hill Road
 Address2
​#10763
City
McLean
 State
VA
 Zip Code
22102
 Country
USA

3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)

City
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State
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Zip Code
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Country
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4a. Contact Name b. Telephone Number c. E-mail
​Mrs.
​Kedrin Simms Brachman
​7037528894
​ksimmsbrachman@nfi.org
5. Senate ID#
​27833-12
7. Client Name Self Check if client is a state or local government or instrumentality
​NATIONAL FISHERIES INSTITUTE
6. House ID#
​326130000
TYPE OF REPORT 8. Year
​2022
 Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) Q4 (10/1 - 12/31)

9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report

10. Check if this is a Termination Report Termination Date
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity
INCOME OR EXPENSES - YOU MUST complete either Line 12 or Line 13
12. Lobbying 13. Organizations
INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were:
Less than $5,000
Less than $5,000
$5,000 or more $
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$5,000 or more $
​200,000.00
Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options.
Method A. Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only

Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code

Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code

Signature
Digitally Signed By: Kedrin Simms Brachman
 Date
4/20/2022 11:25:34 PM

LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code ANI

16. Specific lobbying issues

Sustainability and management of fisheries resources; regional fisheries management organizations; health benefits versus risk of consuming seafood;fish farming management and aquaculture to provide fish for the future; NOAA enforcement; seafood traceability regulations; global production and distribution of seafood;Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization; domestic aquaculture improvements; S.497: American Fisheries Advisory Committee Act; S.1106/HR 2801: Shark Fin Trade Elimination Act; S. 273/HR 404: Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act; FY21 Appropriations implementation; FY22 Appropriations Bills; FY2023 Budget and Appropriation; CARES Act implementation, PPP bills, HEROES Act, HEALS Act, other COVID-19 Pandemic Relief bills, American Rescue Plan, American Rescue Plan implementation; S.1260:United States Innovation and Competition Act; HR 4521: America COMPETES Act

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), State - Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name Last Name Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) New
John
Connelly
​
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Robert
DeHaan
​
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Kedrin
Simms Brachman
​
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

​High Liner Foods, Inc.

LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code FOO

16. Specific lobbying issues

FDA budget and user fees; food safety issues related to country of origin labeling; user fees; third-party certification; seafood traceability regulations; international regulatory issues; inspection issues of domestic and imported seafood products; FY21 Appropriations implementation; FY22 Appropriations; tax reform; Enforcement of Net Weight Violations; Food Safety Modernization Act Implementation; food costs; health benefits of a seafood diet; implementation of the Food, Conservation & Energy Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-246); Implementation of the Agriculture Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-79); Implementation of the Agriculture Improvement Act; Food labeling requirements and enforcement; Standard of Identity issues relating to seafood; FDA enforcement of seafood labeling laws; FDA enforcement of correct labeling of highly processed plant based alternative seafood products, CARES Act implementation, COVID-19 Pandemic Relief bills, HEROES Act, HEALS Act, Paycheck Protection Act related bills, RESTAURANTS Act; Restaurant Revitalization Funds, American Rescue Plan; perishable food tax credit, FY23 Appropriations, American Rescue Plan implementation; S.1260:United States Innovation and Competition Act; HR 4521: America COMPETES Act

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), State - Dept of (DOS), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name Last Name Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) New
John
Connelly
​
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Robert
DeHaan
​
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Kedrin
Simms Brachman
​
​

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

​High Liner Foods, Inc.

LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code TRD

16. Specific lobbying issues

International trade issues; Trade Promotion Authority; trade discussions;promotion of exported goods; Generalized Systems of Preferences; Lacey Act violations; food costs; tax reform; seafood traceability regulations; FY21 Appropriations implementation; FY22 Appropriations; FY23 Appropriations, international regulatory issues; international seafood treaties; anti-dumping and countervailing duties policy; trade issues with European Union; implementation of the Food, Conservation & Energy Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-246); Implementation of the Agriculture Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-79), trade and tariffs disputes for imported and domestic goods, tariffs on goods imported from China; Congressional trade authority; import tax relief; implementation of FY19 and FY20 Spending package directives; CARES Act implementation; COVID-19 Pandemic Relief bills; Seafood trade Exec Order; HEROES ACT, HEALS Act, RESTAURANTS Act, PPP related bills, Covid Relief packages; American Rescue Plan implementation; S.1260:United States Innovation and Competition Act; Port congestion; H.R. 4996 Ocean Shipping Reform Act; HR 4521: America COMPETES Act

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), State - Dept of (DOS), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name Last Name Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) New
John
Connelly
​
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Robert
DeHaan
​
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Kedrin
Simms Brachman
​
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

​High Liner Foods, Inc.

LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code IMM

16. Specific lobbying issues

H2B immigration wage regulations and processing concerns; number of H2B visas issued; H-2B returning worker exemption; Implementation of FY19/FY20/FY21 Homeland Security Appropriations; FY22 Appropriations; FY23 Appropriations; CARES Act implementation; American Rescue Plan implementation; COVID-19 Pandemic Relief bills

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor - Dept of (DOL), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Executive Office of the President (EOP)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name Last Name Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) New
Kedrin
Simms Brachman
​
​
Robert
DeHaan
​
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John
Connelly
​
​

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

​High Liner Foods, Inc.

LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code BUD

16. Specific lobbying issues

FDA funding, H2B visa funding, USDA program funding; Fisheries Funding; Implementation of FY21 Labor, HHS and related Agencies Appropriations; Implementation of FY21 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations; NOAA funding; FDA budget and user fees; Country of Origin Labeling fees; FY21 Commerce Justice Science Appropriations on H2B visas, red snapper, and SIMP; FY21 Ag, FDA and related Agencies Appropriations; CARES Act implementation; COVID-19 Pandemic Relief bills; Paycheck Protection Program, HEALS Act, HEROES ACt; American Rescue Plan; FY22 Appropriations; Fy23 Appropriations; port congestion

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Executive Office of the President (EOP)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name Last Name Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) New
John
Connelly
​
​
Robert
DeHaan
​
​
Kedrin
Simms Brachman
​
​

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

​High Liner Foods, Inc.

LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code MAR

16. Specific lobbying issues

Sustainability and management of fisheries resources; regional fisheries management organizations; fish farming management and aquaculture to provide fish for the future; Implementation of the Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP); NOAA enforcement; global production and distribution of seafood; tax reform; seafood traceability regulations; international regulatory issues; Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization; tariff disputes and seafood trade; Tariffs of goods from China; S.497: American Fisheries Advisory Committee Act; S.1106/HR 2801: Shark Fin Trade Elimination Act; S. 273/HR 404: Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act; FY21 Appropriations Implementation; CARES Act Implementation; COVID-19 Pandemic Relief bills, HEROES Act; Executive orders on seafood; HEALS Act; American Rescue Plan; HR 3075: SIMP expansion act; S.1260:United States Innovation and Competition Act; port congestion, HR 4996: Ocean Shipping Reform Act; HR 4521: America COMPETES Act

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Commerce - Dept of (DOC)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name Last Name Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) New
John
Connelly
​
​
Robert
DeHaan
​
​
Kedrin
Simms Brachman
​
​

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

​High Liner Foods, Inc

LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code NAT

16. Specific lobbying issues

Sustainability and management of fisheries resources; regional fisheries management organizations; fish farming management and aquaculture to provide fish for the future; NOAA enforcement; global production and distribution of seafood; seafood traceability regulations; international regulatory issues; tax reform; Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization; S.497: American Fisheries Advisory Committee Act; S.1106/HR 2801: Shark Fin Trade Elimination Act; S. 273/HR 404: Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act; FY21 Appropriations Implementation; FY22 Appropriations; Fy23 Appropriations; HR 3075: SIMP expansion act; CARES Act Implementation; COVID-19 Pandemic Relief bills; HEROES ACT, HEALS ACt, American Rescue Plan; port congestion; S.1260:United States Innovation and Competition Act; HR 4521: America COMPETES Act

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), State - Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name Last Name Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) New
John
Connelly
​
​
Robert
DeHaan
​
​
Kedrin
Simms Brachman
​
​

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

​High Liner Foods, Inc.

LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code TAR

16. Specific lobbying issues

International tariff issues; Trade Promotion Authority; Generalized Systems of Preferences; Customs regulations; Lacey Act violations; tax reform; international seafood treaties;seafood traceability regulations; international regulatory issues; food costs; global production and distribution of seafood;anti-dumping and countervailing duties policy; trade issues with European Union;trade discussions;promotion of exported goods; tariff disputes for imported seafood as well as domestic seafood products; exclusion process for tariffs on goods from China; Trade Authority; Import Tax Relief; FY21 Appropriations implementation; FY22 Appropriations; FY23 Appropriations; CARES Act implementation; COVID-19 Pandemic Relief bills; HEROES ACt; HEALS Act; S.1260:United States Innovation and Competition Act; port congestion; HR 4521: America COMPETES Act

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name Last Name Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) New
John
Connelly
​
​
Robert
DeHaan
​
​
Kedrin
Simms Brachman
​
​

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

​High Liner Foods, Inc.

LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code AGR

16. Specific lobbying issues

Food Safety Modernization Act Implementation; health benefits of a seafood diet; implementation of the Food, Conservation & Energy Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-246); Implementation of the Agriculture Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-79); food costs; tax reform; global production and distribution of seafood; labeling regulations; seafood traceability regulations; international regulatory issues; inspection of domestic and imported seafood products; enforcement of net weight violations; Agriculture Improvement Act of 2019; standards of identity for food products; labeling of highly processed plant-based alternative seafood products; FY21 Appropriations implementation; CARES ACT implementation; COVID-19 Pandemic Relief bills; HEROES Act; Family Food Box Program; HEALS ACt, PPP, American Rescue Plan; American Rescue Plan Implementation; FY22 Appropriations; FY23 Appropriations; port congestion impact

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), State - Dept of (DOS), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name Last Name Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) New
John
Connelly
​
​
Robert
DeHaan
​
​
Kedrin
Simms Brachman
​
​

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

​High Liner Foods, Inc.

LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code CSP

16. Specific lobbying issues

Food Safety Modernization Act Implementation; health benefits of a seafood diet; implementation of the Food, Conservation & Energy Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-246); Implementation of the Agriculture Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-79);FDA budget and user fees; food costs; tax reform; global production and distribution of seafood;food safety issues related to country of origin labeling; user fees; third-party certification; seafood traceability regulations; international regulatory issues; inspection of domestic and imported seafood products; enforcement of net weight violations; standards of identity; labeling of seafood products; labeling of highly processed plant-based alternative seafood products; FY21 Appropriations implementation; FY22 Appropriations; FY23 Appropriations; CARES Act implementation; HEROES ACt; COVID-19 Pandemic Relief bills; HEALS Act; Paycheck Protection Program; Restaurant Revitalization Fund implementation; American Rescue Plan; American Rescue Plan implementation; perishable food tax credit; S.1260:United States Innovation and Competition Act; port congestion; HR 4521: America COMPETES Act; port congestions relief

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), State - Dept of (DOS), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name Last Name Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) New
John
Connelly
​
​
Robert
DeHaan
​
​
Kedrin
Simms Brachman
​
​

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

​High Liner Foods, Inc.

LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code MAN

16. Specific lobbying issues

manufacturing of domestic and imported seafood products; Food Safety Modernization Act Implementation; health benefits of a seafood diet; food costs; tax reform; global production and distribution of seafood;trade discussions; promotion of exported goods; Generalized Systems of Preferences; Lacey Act violations; seafood traceability regulations; international regulatory issues; international seafood treaties;anti-dumping and countervailing duties policy; trade issues with European Union; trade issues with China; tariff disputes over imported and domestic seafood products; import tax relief; Congressional Trade Authority; enforcement of net weight violations; standards of identity for food products; labeling regulations; expanding domestic aquaculture; FY21 Appropriations implementation; CARES Act implementation; HEROES ACt; COVID-19 Pandemic Relief bills; Seafood Executive Order; HEALS ACt, Paycheck Protection Program; RESTART ACt; RESTAURANTS Act; AMerican Rescue Plan; American Rescue Plan implementation; FY22 Appropriations; S.1260:United States Innovation and Competition Act; port congestion; HR 4996: Ocean Shipping Reform Act; HR 4521: America COMPETES Act; FY23 Appropriations

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), State - Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name Last Name Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) New
John
Connelly
​
​
Robert
DeHaan
​
​
Kedrin
Simms Brachman
​
​

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

​High Liner Foods, Inc.

LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code SMB

16. Specific lobbying issues

manufacturing of domestic and imported seafood products; food costs; global production and distribution of seafood;tax reform; health benefits of a seafood diet; trade discussions; promotion of exported goods; Generalized Systems of Preferences; Lacey Act violations; seafood traceability regulations; international regulatory issues; international seafood treaties;anti-dumping and countervailing duties policy; trade issues with European Union; tariff disputes with regards to domestic and imported seafood products; tariff exclusion process for tariffs on goods from China; FY21 Appropriations implementation; FY22 Appropriations; CARES Act implementation; HEROES ACt; Paycheck Protection Act legislation and changes; COVID-19 Pandemic Relief bills implementation; RESTAURANTS Act; HEALS Act, American Rescue Plan; perishable food tax credit; port congestion; HR 4996: Ocean Shipping Reform Act; American Rescue Plan implementation; S.1260:United States Innovation and Competition Act; HR 4521: America COMPETES Act

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), State - Dept of (DOS), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name Last Name Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) New
John
Connelly
​
​
Robert
DeHaan
​
​
Kedrin
Simms Brachman
​
​

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

​High Liner Foods, Inc.

LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code TAX

16. Specific lobbying issues

tax reform; manufacturing of domestic and imported seafood products; food costs; health benefits of a seafood diet; trade and tariff discussions; seafood traceability regulations; international regulatory issues; global production and distribution of seafood; international seafood treaties;anti-dumping and countervailing duties policy; trade issues with European Union; trade issues with China; CARES Act implementation; PPP implementation; HEROES Act; COVID-19 Pandemic Relief bills; RESTAURANTS Act; HEALS ACT; Perishable Food Tax credit, import tax relief, American Rescue Plan; American Rescue Plan implementation;

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name Last Name Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) New
John
Connelly
​
​
Robert
DeHaan
​
​
Kedrin
Simms Brachman
​
​

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

​High Liner Foods, Inc.

LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code TRU

16. Specific lobbying issues

global production and distribution of seafood; manufacturing of domestic and imported seafood products; Food Safety Modernization Act Implementation; health benefits of a seafood diet; food costs; tax reform; trade discussions; promotion of exported goods; Generalized Systems of Preferences; Lacey Act violations; seafood traceability regulations; international regulatory issues; international seafood treaties;anti-dumping and countervailing duties policy; trade issues with European Union; tariff disputes in regards to imported and domestic seafood products; Congressional Trade Authority; Import Tax Relief; FY21 Appropriations implementation; FY22 Appropriations; FY23 Appropriations; CARES Act implementation; HEROES Act; COVID-19 Pandemic Relief bills; HEALS Act; PPP; American Rescue Plan; Perishable Food Tax Credit; port congestion; HR 4996: Ocean Shipping Reform Act; S.1260:United States Innovation and Competition Act; HR 4521: America COMPETES Act

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), State - Dept of (DOS), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name Last Name Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) New
John
Connelly
​
​
Robert
DeHaan
​
​
Kedrin
Simms Brachman
​
​

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

​High Liner Foods, Inc.

Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

Address
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21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

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22. New General description of client’s business or activities

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LOBBYIST UPDATE

23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client

First Name
Last Name
Suffix
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Last Name
Suffix
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ISSUE UPDATE

24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains

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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)

Internet Address:

Name Address Principal Place of Business
(city and state or country)
Street Address
City State/Province Zip Country
City
State Country

26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client

1 2 3

FOREIGN ENTITIES

27. Add the following foreign entities:

Name Address Principal place of business
(city and state or country) 		Amount of contribution for lobbying activities Ownership percentage in client
Street Address
City State/Province Country
City
State Country
%

28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization

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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE

29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery, extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?

Lobbyist Name Description of Offense(s)