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Lavey5150

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CALL TO ACTION
Protect Access to Sportfishing


Hello California Angler and Marine Life Enthusiast!
Exactly four weeks from today the California Air Resources Board (CARB) will consider adopting such draconian engine emission regulations that would require existing boats to be scrapped and multi-million dollar new boats to be purchased, forcing ticket prices to be raised by 2-3 times existing prices. Not only could this mark the end for California sportfishing and whale watching boat owners but it would also make ocean access so costly that many current anglers won’t be able to afford it.

You have a voice in the process, but it needs to be heard. If you have not done so already, please write what may be the most important email you will ever write.

Insert "CHC2021 Save Our Boats" into the subject line.
If experiencing technical difficulties, email [email protected]

By their own admission, CARB’s staff have stated that boats will be removed from service!

“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.” - Public Workshop for the Proposed Amendments to the Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations, March 16, 2021


These regulations are not only a direct threat to family businesses and outdoor tourism, but future access to offshore fishing and marine life! Mark our words, as boats are removed from the water, fishing participation rates will decline and so will fishing license sales that fund critical offshore and inland conservation and fishery programs – programs that are essential to environmental sustainability and access to plentiful fish.​

 

Desert Whaler

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It never ends . . . 1st the MPA nonsense . . . now this.
How about the 80+ unregulated container ships idling their generators off the coast 24-7.
This is such a sham disguised as an 'enviro-move', but it targets a very small (relative) and specific portion of marine traffic, which makes it even more wrong.
I gave up all hope when it comes to fishing laws and regulations . . . there's too many people in this state that think putting a sharp hook in a fishes mouth is, 'cruel and unusual'. They see all the videos of entangled whales in nets, straws up turtle-noses, trash in the water, etc etc, and lump it all into 'those nasty fishermen' category.

BTW . . . I was listening to Art Taylor the Owner of the 'Searcher' talking on this very subject a couple weeks ago.
He was asked what it would cost him if this passes. His answer was very interesting. He said that he actually looked into it . . . he said there are no 'Tier 1' diesels that fit the requirement for his boats needs. He talked to several of the major diesel manufacturers and said that there were no plans to build Tier 1 motors in that horsepower requirement. He then looked into building a new boat ( i don't remember the exact price but it was several million) . . . . then get this, he contacted the coast guard and they basically said, if you build a new boat and re-power it with a Tier 1 motor, there is no way the coast guard will certify that boat through their inspection process to carry passengers. . . . i believe it had to do with the extreme heat created at or around the catalytic converter ( a thousand plus degrees ? ) . . . . . so in the end, he did his homework and this will drive him out of business completely if CARB has its way.

Sad Sad Deal.
 

RichL

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Has anyone tried reaching out to BoatUS? I would think, based on their involvement on a national level, this might be something they might get involved with.
 
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