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I enjoy sport fishing in the Ocean off the CA coast and feel that
holding the older boats to the higher standards of the CARB's
regulations in regards to air quality and emissions, deisel
engines, etc. would put at least 80% of the small commercial sport
fishing boats out of business. The sport fishing industry and their
families would suffer. The general public that also enjoy whale
watching and the like would suffer. The costs of tickets for such
excursions would be cost prohibitive to charge the general public
and the industry would have to shut down their businesses. They
can't afford the expensive retrofitting of the older boats and
can't afford the costs of the new metal boats that meet the current
CARB emissions standards. Something has to give, and it should be
such strict standards.