[billyboy]

I do know that the politics of fishing regulations has done a lousy job in the end result.

The end result is that the American fleet has been decimated. No argument that there has been some over-fishing that has occurred in the past. The U.S. fleet is the most heavily regulated in the world. The Gov't tells : 1. When to fish, 2. Where and where not to fish, 3. What type of gear to use. 4 The exact amount of each type of fish you may posses. 5. Who can fish,( there is a strictly limited number of licenses. The only way to get one is to buy one from another holder. No new licenses are available in the majority of fisheries. In California, there are less than 50% of the number of fishers that there were 15 years ago. Fishing is constantly blamed for all the ocean's woes, because the fishing industry is highly visible and poorly organized for it's own defense. The environmental industry is a highly organized money making business that thrives on the propagation of disinformation to stir people's emotions thus prompting the donation of huge amounts of money into their coffers. The media buys into the program since they need constantly exciting headlines. But back to weather reports, try this link:https://www.fnmoc.navy.mil/PUBLIC/ it is much more accurate than NWS. I think that NWS has lately been erring(always) on the side of caution. They are constantly early with their high wind and seas predictions before the fact and late to remove them after the bad conditions have subsided. This was caused by some lawsuits that were brought in the wake of some marine tragedies on the east coast.