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From what I have learned about the proposed regulations, many
established sportfishing operations will be forced out of business.
 The New Lo-An, owned and operated by captain, Markus Medak, is one
of those sportboats.  Captain Medak was recently in the news for
helping to save the lives of 25 people in a panga about one-hundred
miles off the coast of San Diego.  These are good people.  

My family and I learned to love the sport of ocean fishing on the
San Diego fleet over the last fifteen years.  In the course of
doing so, we have spent a lot of money in the economy and witnessed
people traveling from many other states to partake in this exciting
sport and spend money in the California economy. 
 This sport not only often results in putting food on the table for
families, but it also teaches respect for the ocean and coastal
habitat that is so important to California's economy overall.  

While the effort to transition to alternative and more eco-friendly
fuels/motors is admirable, there must be another way of doing so. 
As proposed, California sportfishing and whale watching boats are
unfairly discriminated against.  If California truly insists that
boats be modified as in the proposal, then California should be
prepared to appropriately compensate each boat owner to enable them
to do so . . . without putting them out of business.  We need
sportfishing and whale watching boats to stay in business and
continue to contribute to our society in the many positive ways
that they currently do.  

Thank you,
Lisa Griffith