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Hi , my name is Jose Daniel Duran ; I am reaching out to let CARB
board members know how disgusted and disappointed I am regarding
their standing on these new regulations regarding engines on
sportfishing/ whale watching vessels they are trying to implicate
on these family owned businesses. You guys are stating that they
should upgrade to engines that simply do not fit in these small
vessels and range in the 4-6 MILLION dollar range , implying that
they can just raise prices of fares to pay for it . I find that
very disgusting you think that is passenger/ anglers have money to
pay fares 3x or more what they are now . I am an angler that's been
fishing for years and always plan trips  ahead as to not hit any
financial road blocks ahead , what you are doing is taking that
away from me , my family and kids and many other fellow anglers . I
find it disappointing you guys find it easy to impose these new
regulations on family owned businesses and employees that will be
gravely impacted by these but yet all these cargo containers that
have been in and around our harbors get free passes causing oil
spills and more pollution in a shorter time span than our
sportfishing fleet will in years . I hope your board listens to the
people and throw these regulations out of the window and instead
work with these family owned businesses to try and find better ways
to a mutual goal that will not impact this industry . We anglers
and sportfishing community care about our oceans and the eco
systems it has , always have and always will , so I find it hard
you guys don't include them to find new solutions instead of these
absurd ideas your board has come up with .  Thank you for the time
. -JDD