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This proposal will be the "death knell" for the sport fishing and
whale watching industry of California along with the tourist
dollars that they bring to the coastal communities. The vast
majority of the operators in this enterprise are small private
owners who operate with a very small profit margin and would NOT be
able to absorb theses mandatory expenditures and so would be forced
out of business. All of these businesses were VERY hard hit by the
Covid-19 shutdown. This proposal was definitely Not thought out and
will cost the coastal communities and the state of California
dearly in lost revenue from taxes, licensing fees and tourist money
spent in the areas. Most of this generated income would go to
Mexico.