CEA is focused on correcting a critical problem with the Marine Mammal Protection Act as one of our initiatives.
CEA’s mission is to facilitate a new, more balanced and more effective approach toward managing the ecosystem of our shores and near-shore waters. We pursue this goal by advocating for a ‘full ecosystem’ management strategy, one that covers not only marine mammals, but other key coastal species – including humans.
CEA is working to build awareness on making a much-needed change to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). As it stands, this act does not allow for the de-listing of species that have fully recovered
Without a delisting provision, recovered species are protected forever. This omission causes the population pendulum to swing the other way, as it has with gray seals. The resulting over-population of gray seals is causing a whole range of issues throughout the Northeast and the West Coast, including environmental, public health and safety, and economic problems.
CEA is working to solve or lessen these problems with balanced, common-sense ecosystem management. The first step toward achieving this goal is to amend the MMPA with a de-listing provision. That change, a key that will unlock many solution options, is precisely what CEA wants.
CEA is working to build awareness on making a much-needed change to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). As it stands, this act does not allow for the de-listing of species that have fully recovered
Without a delisting provision, recovered species are protected forever. This omission causes the population pendulum to swing the other way, as it has with gray seals. The resulting over-population of gray seals is causing a whole range of issues throughout the Northeast and the West Coast, including environmental, public health and safety, and economic problems.
CEA is working to solve or lessen these problems with balanced, common-sense ecosystem management. The first step toward achieving this goal is to amend the MMPA with a de-listing provision. That change, a key that will unlock many solution options, is precisely what CEA wants.
The OrganizationCEA is a Massachusetts-based grass-roots environmental group comprised of citizens from diverse backgrounds and with varying interests. The group is united by a desire for balanced and effective management of the entire ecosystem at and near our shores.
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LeadershipCEA’s leaders represent a broad swath of business and recreational interests related to coastal areas of Massachusetts and beyond.
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HistoryThe seed for CEA was planted in 1972 when the MMPA took effect. Four decades later, when the deficiencies in the Act’s structure became clear, and the negative environmental results were evident, CEA arose out of shared concerns.
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