23 Contacts on behalf of Institute of Cetacean Research

Date Lobbyist Firm Country Method Level Contact Office Issues
2008-02-19 None Butterfield Carter & Associates Japan Meeting Kitty Block (Chef Geoff's restaurant) Regarding whaling issue and future of the International Whaling Commission.
2008-05-05 None Butterfield Carter & Associates Japan Meeting Staff Matt Hite (Counsel) Regarding violence perpetrated against Japanese research vessels.
2008-05-16 None Butterfield Carter & Associates Japan Meeting Marjorie Kaplan and Charlie Foley Regarding documentary on whaling.
2008-05-19 None Butterfield Carter & Associates Japan Meeting Arne Fuglvog Regarding House Concurrent Resolution 350 introduced by Rep. Rahall (D-WV)
2008-05-29 None Butterfield Carter & Associates Japan Meeting David Whaley and Bonnie Bruce Regarding H. Con. Res. 350
2008-05-30 None Butterfield Carter & Associates Japan Phone Staff Paul Berkowitz Rohrabacher, Dana Regarding H. Con. Res. 350
2008-06-06 None Butterfield Carter & Associates Japan Email Arne Fuglvog and Keith Luse Regarding Senate Concurrent Resolution 86.
2008-06-13 None Butterfield Carter & Associates Japan Phone Staff Dennis Halpin Regarding H. Con. Res. 350
2008-06-13 None Butterfield Carter & Associates Japan Meeting Staff Keith Luse (SFRC) Regarding S. Con. Res. 86
2008-06-17 None Butterfield Carter & Associates Japan Email David Whaley Regarding International Whaling Commission rejection of expanded aboriginal whaling quota for native Greenlanders.
January 2009 None Butterfield Carter & Associates Japan Phone None (Washington Post) concerning International Whaling Commission reform process
2009-03-17 None Butterfield Carter & Associates Japan Meeting staff None (Office of Senator Begich (D-AK)) to discuss Japanese research whaling program and Alaskan Inupiat aboriginal whaling program
2009-04-16 None Butterfield Carter & Associates Japan Meeting None (Staff, Senate Commerce Committee) to discuss "normalization" talks within the International Whaling Commission (IWC), pending annual meeting of IWC and Japanese position on research whaling
2009-04-16 None Butterfield Carter & Associates Japan Meeting None (Office of Senator Murkowski) Murkowski, Lisa to discuss normalization talks at IWC, Japanese research whaling and Alaskan Inupiat aboriginal whaling
2009-04-16 None Butterfield Carter & Associates Japan Meeting staff None (Office of Senator Begich) to discuss normalization talks at IWC, Japanese research whaling and Alaskan Inupiat aboriginal whaling
2009-04-16 None Butterfield Carter & Associates Japan Meeting None (House Natural Resources Committee) to discuss normalization talks in IWC, Japanese research whaling, Alaskan Inupiat aboriginal whaling and pending annual meeting of IWC
2009-04-16 None Butterfield Carter & Associates Japan Meeting Staff Keith Luse (Senate Foreign Relations Committee) to discuss potential legislation on the whaling issue
May 2009 None Butterfield Carter & Associates Japan Phone None (Animal Planet) concerning second series of Whale Wars
May 2009 None Butterfield Carter & Associates Japan Meeting None (Vice President of the Humane Society of United States) to discuss whaling issue
2009-06-05 None Butterfield Carter & Associates Japan Meeting None (Office of Senator Webb) Wicker, Roger to discuss Japanese research whaling program and possible legislation on the whaling issue
2009-06-05 None Butterfield Carter & Associates Japan Meeting None (Professional Staff, House Foreign Affairs Committee) to discuss potential legislation on the whaling issue
June 2009 None Butterfield Carter & Associates Japan Phone None (Animal Planet) concerning second series of Whale Wars
2009-06-23 None Butterfield Carter & Associates Japan Phone None (House Natural Resources Committee) to discuss potential legislation on the whaling issue
*An asterisk in the "issues" field means no issues were listed for this specific meeting, so the client registration information is displayed instead.

22 Lobbyist Payments from Institute of Cetacean Research

Date Firm Amount Purpose
2008-01-31 Butterfield Carter & Associates $6,000.00 monthly retainer
2008-01-31 Butterfield Carter & Associates $305.00 filing fee
2008-01-31 Butterfield Carter & Associates $15.94 taxi fare
2008-02-29 Butterfield Carter & Associates $6,000.00 monthly retainer
2008-02-29 Butterfield Carter & Associates $86.16 entertainment expenses
2008-03-31 Butterfield Carter & Associates $6,000.00 monthly retainer
2008-04-30 Butterfield Carter & Associates $6,000.00 monthly retainer
2008-05-31 Butterfield Carter & Associates $6,000.00 monthly retainer
2008-05-31 Butterfield Carter & Associates $366.00 Amtrak fare to NYC
2008-05-31 Butterfield Carter & Associates $20.50 taxi fares
2008-05-31 Butterfield Carter & Associates $114.00 entertainment expenses
2008-05-31 Butterfield Carter & Associates $20.00 publication purchase
2008-06-30 Butterfield Carter & Associates $6,000.00 monthly retainer
2009-01-30 Butterfield Carter & Associates $5,700.00 monthly retainer
2009-01-30 Butterfield Carter & Associates $305.00 filing fee
2009-01-30 Butterfield Carter & Associates $16.30 cab fare
2009-02-28 Butterfield Carter & Associates $5,700.00 total monthly retainer
2009-03-31 Butterfield Carter & Associates $5,700.00 total monthly retainer
2009-04-30 Butterfield Carter & Associates $5,700.00 monthly retainer
2009-04-30 Butterfield Carter & Associates $40.10 meeting refreshments
2009-05-31 Butterfield Carter & Associates $5,700.00 total monthly retainer
2009-06-30 Butterfield Carter & Associates $5,700.00 total monthly retainer
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