Legislative Activities

View DEMA's Position Statement regarding the California Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA)

  • DEMA monitors legislative activity around the country via member representative in Florida, California and Hawaii.
  • DEMA works directly with local associations of dive operators.  DEMA lends assistance where needed, especially when legislation could set precedents that impact the overall industry.
  • DEMA also has involvement with Marine Life Protection Areas and other critical legislative considerations that impact the ability of operators to dive, pick up passengers or other activities.

DEMA's Recent Legislative, Legal and Assistance Activity includes:

  • MAUI Beach Park Access - Helped to fund legal action to keep access to these parks open.
  • Florida Fish Feeding - Continuously monitoring with attempts to overturn this
  • Monitoring of FKMNS activity in Florida
  • Monitoring of various programs that may have an impact on the view of divers with regard to their environmental impact - Sustainable Diving and Snorkeling Programs in Florida
  • Marine Life Protected Areas (MLPA) - Monitoring in Florida and California
  • Assistance with getting hurricane impacted exhibitors and attendees to DEMA Show 2004

Do you know of a legislative, environmental or other issue affecting the dive industry that DEMA should look into??

Contact us at info@dema.org and let us know!!