Budget Outlook & Administrative UpdateMarine Fisheries Advisory Committee

Brian PawlakActing Deputy Assistant Administrator for Operations

May 26, 2021

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We are here in the budget process

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FY 2021 Enacted Highlights

Funded ActivityChange from FY20 Enacted

• North Atlantic Right Whales +$2.0M

• False Killer Whale Study (interactions) +$1.0M

• Pacific Salmon +$2.0M

• Offshore Wind (Surveys & Permitting) +$1.0M

• Surveys (historical levels: Alaska & West Coast)

+$1.0M

• Cooperative Research +$1.0M

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FY 2021 Enacted Highlights – continued

Funded ActivityChange from FY20 Enacted

• N. Pacific Observer Coverage +$0.5M

• Aquaculture (IMTA pilot in GoM) +$2.0M

• Aquaculture (AOAs, w/NOS) +0.5M

• Pacific Salmon Treaty +$4.0M

• Enforcement (Cooperative Offshore Lobster Enforcement Program)

+$0.75M

• Chesapeake Bay Oyster Restoration +$0.25M

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COVID Supplemental – $300MAdditional Fisheries Disaster Assistance

For activities authorized in the CARES Act

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Administration PrioritiesEconomy (Build Back Better)

Economic Challenge of COVID-19Seafood Resilience and Competitiveness

ScienceEcosystem Science to Support Fishery Management‘Omics / Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning / Uncrewed Systems

Climate ChangeEffects on Fisheries Becoming more Readily ApparentLand and Water Conservation

Renewable Energy in Offshore WatersClimate Mitigation / Wind Energy Siting

Social JusticeEnvironmental JusticeEquitable Distribution of Environmental Costs and Benefits

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FY 2022 President’s BudgetApril 9 - President’s Discretionary Funding Request• High level, top-line request• Includes NOAA funding to:

• Expand Observations, Research, and Climate Services ($6.9B, >$1.4B from FY21 enacted)

• Fight Climate Change($6.9B, >$1.4B from FY21 enacted)

• Improve Weather and Climate Forecasting for Business, Governments, and the Public($2.0B, ~$0.5B above FY21 enacted)

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FY 2022 President’s BudgetMay 28 – NOAA’s Congressional Justification (CJ)• Addresses administration priorities• CJ and Blue Book will be available online after

release:https://www.noaa.gov/organization/budget-

finance-performance/budget-and-reports

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FY 2021 Challenges – Facilities

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COVID & the path forward

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Return to the office: Smart, steady, flexible• Phased approach

• Driven by local COVID-19 data • daily cases/hospitalizations/community transmission

• Using consistent protocols

• Timing will vary around the country

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Mission essential travel: NOAA Research Fleet• Greater flexibility in approval for travel

associated with NOAA Research fleet• Doesn’t include small boats or charters• Travelers must adhere to all NMFS and

OMAO medical protocols

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Getting back on track

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Future Outlook

Executing FY 2022

Planning FY2023 within the new administration's priorities

Operating in a safer workplace environment