Legislative Priorities
Every year the ECSGA board sets legislative priorities that inform the association's lobbying efforts. Some time during the first quarter, a dozen or more of our members — often joining forces with counterparts from the Pacific Coast Shellfish Growers Association (PCSGA) — travel to Washington, D.C., to educate their elected representatives on these and other issues.
Read the letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) asking for more clarity in the information pertaining to Vibrio illness on their website.
Read about our most recent Walk-the-Hill trip in this April 2024 newsletter piece.
Read a summary of the background of the European Union shellfish trade embargo with updates here and here.
To see the ECSGA's current and past legislative priorities, follow the links:
Walk on the Hill Reports
You can read about our Walk-the-Hill trips from our newsletter wrap-up reports: