Established in 1964, the Massachusetts Marine Trades Association (MMTA) is the statewide, representative body for over 1,200 marine trades businesses in the Commonwealth.  Our businesses employ over 27,000 men and women and generate an estimated $1.7 billion in annual economic activity for Massachusetts.  The mission of the Association is to further the interests of the marine trades and the boating public through the promotion of boating, participation in legislation and professional improvement programs. 

The recreational marine industry positively contributes to the economic strength and quality of life enjoyed in Massachusetts.  The industry provides jobs, economic opportunity, public access to our waterways, improves aesthetics of inland and coastal waters and environmental stewardship while promoting a family-friendly form recreation and tourism. With 186,000 state and federally registered vessels and 1 million anglers in the Commonwealth and over 5 million residents living within 10 miles of the ocean, any negative impact on the stability of the marine trades (economic, regulatory or others) has the potential to negatively affect millions of citizens and visitors. 

The Association and its 300 member firms also seeks to stem the exodus of recreational boating businesses from the Commonwealth and the loss of water’s edge usage for recreational boating purposes. The Association acts as a source of information about recreational boating and boating businesses for the general public, via its website at www.boatma.com; for the Massachusetts Legislature, where the Association is a frequent participant in public hearings and in the 50-member Legislative Boating Caucus; and for executive branch agencies, the MA Federal delegation and authorities with regulatory and economic development responsibilities. 

For more information on the Massachusetts Marine Trades Association,
please us online at: http://www.BoatMA.com
or send an email to info@BoatMA.com

Massachusetts Marine Trades Association • P.O. Box 272 • Milton • MA • 02186