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Dear Sirs,

I am highly opposed to the restrictive and financially prohibitive
measures proposed by the above-referenced regulations, especially
regarding the sportfishing boats. It is incomprehensible that an
entire industry could be shut down due to a well-intentioned but
utterly misguided set of rules. That these regulations are
unrealistic and prohibitively expensive is evidenced by your own
testimony at a recent hearing; to wit: "We, through this process,
discussed the findings of the feasibility report from the
California Maritime Academy and for some sectors are estimating
that for vessels operating above the low use threshold that vessel
replacement will be likely, especially the categories with wood or
fiberglass vessels that can't be as easily reconfigured." -  
Please let common sense and reason prevail: do not pass these new
regulations. They are a gross overstepping of "reasonableness" at
best and draconian at worst. 
Thank you for your attention to this matter.

-Rick Hewett, Willits, CA