Lobbying

Oceana's latest lobbying report covers Q2 2026, at $300K. The four quarters Q4 2025–Q3 2026 total $756K. Its first report covers Q4 2022; the issues it reports most are Natural Resources and Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries.

Oceana

Latest quarter
No record
Q3 2026 · 0 reports
Last 12 months
$756K
Last 4 quarters
vs last quarter
−100.0%
Q3 2026 against the quarter before
First report
Q4 2022
The first quarter a report named it

Lobbying by quarter

Oceana lobbying by quarter
Oceana lobbying by quarter
QuarterAmountReports
Q4 2022$225K2
Q1 2023$300K2
Q2 2023$375K2
Q3 2023$260K2
Q4 2023$350K3
Q1 2024$170K3
Q2 2024$210K2
Q3 2024$185K2
Q4 2024$122K2
Q1 2025$110K2
Q2 2025$230K3
Q3 2025$280K3
Q4 2025$236K3
Q1 2026$220K3
Q2 2026$300K3
Q3 2026$00

By issue

  • Maritime and fisheries$1.4M · 20 reports
  • Natural resources$1.3M · 21 reports
  • Environment and Superfund$807.7K · 11 reports
  • Animals$60K · 6 reports
  • Budget and appropriations$0 · 4 reports
  • Energy and nuclear$0 · 1 reports

An issue's amount splits each report's amount equally over the issues the report lists.

Who was lobbied

  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES32 reports
  • SENATE29 reports
  • Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)7 reports
  • Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)3 reports
  • Interior, Dept of (DOI)2 reports
  • White House Office2 reports
  • Commerce, Dept of (DOC)1 reports
  • Office of Management & Budget (OMB)1 reports

Firms it paid

Firm
In-houseOceana$3.3M15 quarters
The McSwane Group$200K15 quarters
Cassidy & Associates$40K2 quarters
Snyder Gressard Strategy$05 quarters

Former officials lobbying for it

Former position
LORA DIANE SNYDERyesQ2 2026
MICHAEL MESSMERMid 1999-2001: Research Associate - US House of Representatives, Democratic Policy Committee (Chairman: Richard A. Gephardt); 2001-2002: Policy Advisor - US House of Representatives, Democratic Policy Committee (Chairman: Richard A. Gephardt)Q2 2026
TAYLOR ANNE MANNLegal Fellow, Senator Cory Booker, August 2022- May 2023Q2 2026
GEORGE CONNOR FAGANSea Grant Knauss Fellow, National Marine Mammal CommissionQ3 2024

Lobbying reports

Filed by
07/27for Q2The McSwane Group$20K
07/17for Q2In-house$280K
07/13for Q2Snyder Gressard StrategyUnder $5,000
04/21for Q1The McSwane Group$20K
04/20for Q1In-house$200K
04/13for Q1Snyder Gressard StrategyUnder $5,000
03/13for Q4 2024In-house$112K
03/13for Q4 2024In-house$112K
01/20for Q4 2025In-house$216K
01/19for Q4 2025The McSwane Group$20K
01/15for Q4 2025Snyder Gressard StrategyUnder $5,000
25/10/20for Q3 2025The McSwane Group$20K
25/10/17for Q3 2025In-house$260K
25/10/16for Q3 2025Snyder Gressard StrategyUnder $5,000
25/07/21for Q2 2025Snyder Gressard StrategyUnder $5,000
25/07/20for Q2 2025The McSwane Group$20K
25/07/18for Q2 2025In-house$210K
25/05/29for Q2 2025Snyder Gressard StrategyUnder $5,000
25/04/28for Q1 2025The McSwane Group$10K
25/04/18for Q1 2025In-house$100K