I think that even without ESA impacts you have to evaluate both fisheries simultaneously because populations sizes differ absent on side's catch. I agree that with ESA it is simply allocation and NOAA doesn't care about that. But with ESA, not evaluating all fisheries directly changes impacts.

If they were to approve one without consideration of the other, then when number 2 came in they would have to re-evaluate 1. If there was an intent for something approaching accuracy. If the review is more is more ion an exercise in shadows, then no problem.