Director Anderson was asked about this lawsuit at the SAFS Seminar yesterday and he implied that the WDFW had issued a plan to the NMFS for a permit - and that they were just waiting to hear back from them.

The indirect implication was "WDFW has done what it was suppose to do and now the burden is on the government."

Seems like a lot more of you should have attended the seminar yesterday - you could have asked him all these questions directly and in a public forum for all to hear is responses.

OTOH, he seemed like a really nice guy that genuinely cares for our state fish and wildlife. Just a crappy position for anyone to be in, IMO.