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Please do not regulate the few boats that ply the Sportfishing
trade out of business. The impact these boats have on air quality
is insignificant compared to other industries such as power
production construction and transportation. These few boats have a
history in California that is a west coast tradition, providing
well paying jobs generation after generation. Parents pass these
operations on to their children continuing a way of life that is
romantic and essential. These boats  provide food and recreational
opportunities to people who would otherwise never be able to
participate in an activity that has historically gone on for
thousands of years. These boats will not disappear from the earth
with these regulations they will be sold out of state, the
operations will relocate out of the country, families will have
their incomes eliminated, retail sales will suffer, hotels will
suffer and the mental health of California citizens will also
suffer. You must consider this activity as essential.