The Way You See It

In the interest of fairness…

Fishing Fool — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 21:32:38 +0000

To be fair, I really do have to post this update. BP has actually paid our claim. Well, 25% of it, so far. They divided the total I submitted the claim for by 8 (representing months from the “incident” to the end of the year) and have paid us for the first two months, [...]

BP’s Promises Are Very Empty From Here

Fishing Fool — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:40:39 +0000

Obviously everything has changed since I last posted here. Unless you’ve been in a cave you have a good idea of what is happening in the Gulf and if you did just come out of hiding or hibernation, read the front page of this site for a little while and you’ll get caught up. In [...]

Some Things Never Change

Fishing Fool — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:29:18 +0000

This post is a response to this article, published on the Huffington Post website by Julie Packard who is the Executive Director of The Monterey Bay Aquarium regarding the problems faced by bluefin tuna populations. Ms. Packard, You make some excellent points but you ignore and attempt to have your audience stay ignorant of, far too many [...]

What is the CCA on about now?

Fishing Fool — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:34:21 +0000

In a grandstand move apparently aimed at raising a few more dollars more than accomplishing anything of any good to anyone involved, the CCA has filed suit to block the implementation of Amendment 29, the grouper fishery IFQ issue. With barely even a passing nod at anything factual, the CCA has been whipping its support base [...]

NOAA Announces Yet Another Closure–”The Edges”

Fishing Fool — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:59:18 +0000

In what is simply the rubber stamping of a rule we all knew was coming, NOAA has published the “Final Rule” implementing the new regulations closing the area apparently henceforth to be known as “The Edges” from January 1 to April 30th annually. Touted as another way to protect “gag and other groupers” during spawning, the [...]

Why Me?

Bobby — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:25:54 +0000

Thought this might be interesting. I feel I am under turtle attack !!! We had a 4th of July party to include volley ball games. Everything was going good until the night of the 3rd when these turtles assaulted the volley ball court and laid her eggs in the middle of it.We awoke [...]

Oh, Wait a Minute…Maybe the Sky Is NOT Really Falling In…

Fishing Fool — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:49:31 +0000

Emergency schmergency. The Bottom Longline industry in the Gulf of Mexico is currently in an “Emergency Closure” which has shut down an entire industy using what we have said all along were false, misleading and inflated figures. Now, the St. Petersburg Times, in a July 2, 2009 article, has printed figures showing that the turtle nesting season [...]

Sen. Olympia Snowe: “Frankly, this is unacceptable”

Fishing Fool — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:07:57 +0000

Yes, Senator, it is. Has been for a long time. What she and I are both referring to is the practice of substituting one (usually lesser priced) fish for the one listed on the menu. Often this takes the form of “grouper” becoming catfish and “snapper” becoming tilapia. Bland for tasty. Frozen for fresh. Farm raised [...]

Food & Water Watch Seeks To Torpedo IFQ Program

Fishing Fool — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:15:19 +0000

Falsely claiming that a “re-referendum” plainly shows that the majority of reef fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico are opposed to the IFQ Program as proposed and approved in the real referendum, Food & Water Watch distributed a news release claiming that an overwhelming majority of permit holders in fact oppose the plan. The TRUTH? Even [...]

Why is Bob Shipp still on the Gulf Council?

Fishing Fool — Mon, 18 May 2009 16:13:12 +0000

Why is Dr. Robert Shipp still a full voting member of the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council? He is paid for his services by CCA, a group openly fighting to put all commercial grouper fishermen in the Gulf completely out of business. Isn’t that enough reason for him to be asked to resign? If it isn’t, [...]