NOAA is involved because of ESA issues. Absent ESA they have no involvement. The permits they issue are for the take of listed fish. Boldt covers "harvestable" fish. It can be argued that a stock at less than biological escapement goal (MSY, for example), has zero harvestable. So, under a strict interpretation of Boldt there would be no take of those fish. No mixed stock fishing. Period. This would directly impact the marine mixed stock fisheries of the state and tribes (rec and troll) and the incidental take in Fraser directed fisheries. NOAA has to issue permits, and they seem to bend over backwards to ensure the tribe's get the fisheries they want.