Comment from Carl Anderson 3rd, self employed lobster fisherman

Hi im Carl Anderson im a 24 year old lobster fisherman out of Harpswell, Maine. Im commenting on the proposed rules for the A1 federal lobster trap permits. The way the rules are proposed at this time is very bad for my whole livelyhood. I have a A1 trap permit in the process of transfering at this time. I purchased the permit in September of 2008 before there was a issue of permit history. The permit I purchased was a A1 trap permit and thats what im intending to use it for. A1 trap to A1 trap transfer. When I got the ball rolling on the transfer I also bought all the required gear to operate my boat in federal waters and upgraded my gear to fish in deeper water and comply with whale rules. I have over 14,000 dollars invested in this in a year that was far from stellar for nearly all fishemen. If I cant used this permit it will devistate my business. I have boat payments and house parments and i gotta go fishing to make money. The permit I bought has always been an area 1 trap permit and has a history of tags except for 2008 because the fellow was selling out of the business. i had intended to use the permit for the end of 2008 but the process was taking a extremely long time and i could not use it with out eez tags. I really dont want to get screwed on this. I understand the issues concerning the industry about non trap and other area permits becoming area 1 permits. I dont think I and others should be pentalized for buying a permit and not being able to use it. Please consider the permits that are in process of transfering and that could not have been used in 2008 because of the transfer process. I believe as long as it was an area 1 trap permit to begin with there should be no issue for me and others in my situation. I will be following this issue closely. It could seriously impact my business in a very bad way. My phone # is 207-833-0602 and email is southshore34@ymail.com thanks for your time