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Please don't place more restrictions on boating in California!

I grew up in a "working poor" family in L.A. Ocean fishing trips
were the highlight of my life and are my fondest childhood
memories! 

"Sport fishing" is somewhat of a misnomer because, although it was
enjoyable, we augmented our food budget by fishing. My mom, also an
angler, canned bonito as sort of a poor man's tuna and we had it
for school lunches. Baked bass, cod and barracuda often showed up
on our dinner plates! 

Later, as a father, I accompanied my children on three whale
watching trips and a visit to the Aquarium of the Pacific. Their
schools preceded and followed the field trips with classroom
instruction and projects. One of these trips was where our oldest
daughter's interest in oceanography was born. We still occasionally
enjoy the videos from those field trips! 

The boat crews were good, hard working people. Our family became
friends with Captain Jim and his wife Wanda his wife, who ran the
galley on the Estrella. They were fine people, skilled and
dedicated to their customers fishing success. 

If these regulations raise the cost of doing business, the boat
operators will either go out of business or pass the cost on to the
citizens. Disadvantaged kids growing up today will be deprived of
an ocean fishing adventure or the wonder of a whale watch field
trip.    

Please consider the impact this proposed regulation will have on
California citizens.

Respectfully, 
Dan Householder