That still misses the point of the suits. It is not about how NOAA approves the fisheries. This is an entirely different question. The suits are about the nuts and bolts of how WDFW actually makes the RULES that govern the fisheries.

The whole process is flawed. But suits are dealing with how WDFW actually complies with the laws regarding how they set rules. Do the WA laws have meaning, or are they treated like the Constitution?