I would think that if WDFW has done all it was supposed to do (besides demanding that NOAA-F do their legal duty, too) then yes, WDFW should absolutely try to get NOAA-F into the fray to explain why they have sat upon it.

My fear, as I stated above, is that neither WDFW, NOAA-F, nor the PS tribes wanted the permit application process to proceed in the manner it is supposed to...because all three feel that the programs will not be certified ESA-compliant, and would rather have gone along operating illegally rather than making them legal.

Fish on...

Todd