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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
OCEANA, INC.

2. Address

Address1
1025 Connecticut Ave. NW
 Address2
​Suite 200
City
WASHINGTON
 State
DC
 Zip Code
20036
 Country
USA

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

City
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Zip Code
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4a. Contact Name b. Telephone Number c. E-mail
​Ms.
​Gina Spiro
​2028333900
​gspiro@oceana.org
5. Senate ID#
​310654-12
7. Client Name Self Check if client is a state or local government or instrumentality
​OCEANA, INC.
6. House ID#
​386120000
TYPE OF REPORT 8. Year
​2025
 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 $
​216,000.00
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: Gina Spiro
 Date
1/20/2026 4:03:43 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 NAT

16. Specific lobbying issues

House bills that have been introduced:
H.R. 2673 Florida Coastal Protection Act, all provisions
H.R. 2849 West Coast Ocean Protection Act, all provisions
H.R. 2881 Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism (COAST) Anti-Drilling Act, all provisions
H.R. 4776 Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act, all provisions
H.R. 6068, PROTECT Florida Act, all provisions
House bills that have not yet been introduced/reintroduced:
American Shores Protection Act, all provisions
Senate bills that have been introduced:
S. 1432 West Coast Ocean Protection Act, all provisions
S. 1486 Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism (COAST) Anti-Drilling Act, all provisions
S. 3082 American Shores Protection Act, all provisions
Senate bills that have not yet been introduced:  
Possible Senate companion bill to H.R. 2673 (Florida Coastal Protection Act)
Talked to Congress about executive branch activities:
Bureau of Ocean Energy Managements 11th National OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program, Draft Proposed Program, and seismic airgun blasting expected to be associated with future lease sales
President Trumps revocation of President Bidens 12(a) withdrawals of the Atlantic, Pacific, Eastern Gulf of Mexico, and Arctic Ocean from oil and gas leasing disposition
Bureau of Ocean Energy Managements 11/13/2025 initiation of the process for a potential mineral lease sale off Virginia following lease sale request from Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc.

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

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE

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
Michael
Messmer
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Mid 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)

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

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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

H.R. 4482, Stop NOAA Closures Act, all provisions
H.R. 1897, ESA Amendments Act, all provisions
H.R. 6184, NOAA Data Preservation Act, all provisions
Not yet introduced in House:
Reauthorization of Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), discussion draft, all provisions
Whale CHARTS Act, all provisions
Not yet introduced in Senate:
Supporting Healthy Interstate Fisheries in Transition (SHIFT) Act
Talked to Congress about executive branch activities:
Administrative layoffs and proposed budget cuts at the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Agency (NOAA)

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

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
Taylor
Mann
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Legal Fellow, Senator Cory Booker, August 2022- May 2023

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

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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 ENV

16. Specific lobbying issues

Bills that have been introduced in the House:
H.R. 3604, Reducing Waste in National Parks Act, all provisions
H.R. 1918, Farewell to Foam Act of 2025, all provisions
H.R.4486, Microplastics Safety Act, all provisions
Bills that have not yet been introduced in the House:
Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act
REUSE Act of 2025 (possible House companion)
Bills that have been introduced in the Senate:
S. 1926, Reducing Waste in National Parks Act, all provisions
S. 897, Farewell to Foam Act of 2025, all provisions
S.2110, REUSE Act of 2025, all provisions
S.2353, Microplastics Safety Act, all provisions
H.R. 4754/S.2431, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2026. Discussed oppposition to these House provisions with Senate offices:
- Advanced recycling language on page 63 of the House committee report;
- cellulosic biofuel language in Section 467 of the House bill.
Bills that have not yet been introduced in the Senate:
Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act

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

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

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

20. Client new 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

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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

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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)