Thursday, March 28, 2024

DEMA Calls For Comments On New Areas Under Consideration for National Marine Sanctuary Status

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The Diving Equipment and Marketing Association is calling on the dive industry to weigh in on the US government’s plans to consider several new locations for National Marine Sanctuary status.

Additionally, the management plans for a number of existing National Marine Sanctuaries are undergoing revision, according to DEMA.

“DEMA strongly suggests that members of the diving industry review these Sanctuary designations and revisions and comment on them in the coming weeks. Generally speaking, DEMA supports the creation and expansion of National Marine Sanctuaries when science indicates the need for these sanctuaries and when diver access is not unnecessarily limited or prohibited.”

Among the areas under consideration are:

* St. George Unangan Heritage National Marine Sanctuary. Comment deadline: January 27 
* Papahanaumokuakea National Marine Sanctuary. Comment deadline: January 31 
* Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary. Comment deadline: January 31 
* Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Comment deadline: February 24

John Liang
John Lianghttps://www.deeperblue.com/
John Liang is the News Editor at DeeperBlue.com. He first got the diving bug while in High School in Cairo, Egypt, where he earned his PADI Open Water Diver certification in the Red Sea off the Sinai Peninsula. Since then, John has dived in a volcanic lake in Guatemala, among white-tipped sharks off the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica, and other places including a pool in Las Vegas helping to break the world record for the largest underwater press conference.

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