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Hello my name is Luke Gallagher and I am 15 years old.  I live in
Mission Viejo California and I live to fish, spearfish, and spend
time on the water.  I fish mainly in Dana Point and Newport Beach
and my favorite boat to fish on is the Western Pride out of Davey's
Locker Sportfishing and Whale watching.  Fishing, especially
Sportfishing on charter boats is something very special to me.  I
have made countless friends and learned many things.  The
Sportfishing culture of California is centered around sportboats
and they play a key role in the development of a young man or woman
like myself.  Fishing keeps us out of trouble and we have so much
fun out on the water.  If the regulations on these engines go into
play landings will either have to get new boats or modify their
wood hull vessels which cannot incorporate these engines.  The
result of this would be going out of business or exponentially
increasing ticket prices, limiting the opportunity for many people
to spend time on the water.  These boats play a huge role in the
tourism economy and many native Californians enjoys fishing on
these vessels.  The Sportfishing fleet is a such a small minority
compared to the rest of the vessels operating in the state of
California.  It is not fair to target these types of vessels and
force them to make these unlikely modifications.  I ask to
reconsider these requirements for Sportfishing vessels because it
may lead to the end of an era which would be a cultural and
economic disaster.