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We need to allow sportfishing charter boats to continue to operate
with their current engines.  It is not possible to upgrade the boat
engines as desired in the next year.  Once the technology is
available to reduce emissions and improve fuel efficiency, then we
can mandate new boats be built like this, and in a reasonable
amount of time that upgrades are made.

While it is important to make steps to improving our environment
and reducing emissions, sportfishing charters are not a major
contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. Transportation (29%),
Electricity (25%), and industry (23%) make up over 75% of all
greenhouse gas emissions.  Sportfishing charters are a fun activity
for friends and families to enjoy time out in nature, on the water.
 Fishing license fees also help support fishing conservation. 
Sportfishing boat operators have also gone through shutdown due to
Covid recently which has impacted their families' livelihood.  This
legislation could effectively end the sportfishing industry and get
rid of the opportunities for friends and families to enjoy time on
the water, and ruin sportfishing charter operators livelihoods.