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To whom it may concern. 

Most recreational fisherman are the type who appreciates clean
oceans and will often leave their area of recreation much much
cleaner than they arrived. 

Changing regs on sport boats to make them cleaner will hurt the
entire industry. Boat operators will shell out big $$ (likely have
to finance) in hopes that recreational anglers will pay increased
trip prices for. 

I recently went on a 1.5 day trip at $800. Same trip used to be
about $500 a few years back. IF this trip were to be more, I'm not
using rec boats. 

Many others like me may see benefit in owning my own personal
watercraft and small engine which I doubt is your goal. Imaging
decimating a recreational fleet substituting for many anglers
buying their own inefficient water craft. Those that can't afford
their own boats will be deprived and or face steep costs to fish
from a boat. Those that can afford their own personal polluting
boats will, they will benefit. Those that can't will be left
behind. 

This is misguided, all that will happen is anglers will be forced
on Planes (i'm sure it's clean energy) to fish out of state
fisheries that do not have these requirements.