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I don't understand how you could even think of passing this law
with all the irreversible  damage it would cause not only to our
already strained economy but also to the conservation programs that
are funded from the fishing licenses which are bought because of
the boats you want to get rid of. You may see it as only a few
boats and how much impact could it really have but you would be
wrong. There are thousands of jobs that revolve around the
Sportfishing industry, which would all be gone if this is passed.
That's right thousands! Also if it does pass the cost to go one a
boat to fish would be out of reach for most people especially the
people who live in the inner city's who already are having to save
and scrape just to go fishing maybe just once or twice a year. 
This brings me to wanting to share the experiences  I had with you
from when I worked on the sports boats growing up. So some of my
favorite trips we would do were when we have a group of inner city
kids and their parents would come out for a day of fishing or whale
watching with us. The smiles on there faces when they would get to
experience catching there first ocean fish or seeing there first
whale was priceless. They would go from just knowing what they have
learned in school to having a passion and love for the ocean. This
intern meant they wanted to go back and learn more or even join us
for another great day on the water. It was really a life changing
experience. I even had one kid thank me because he could if only
for a short time not have to think about the daily struggles of his
everyday life. 

I beg you to not pass this regulation because what would be taken
away would be more then just some boats.