Therein my position of being "guardedly optimistic". Do I expect a state sponsored study to be used against the state.....no. Do I have more hope it's used by or against NMFS.....yes. Is it a slam dunk, nothing is but that study and the findings it revealed have been used by the organizations fighting "our" fight to cause reform against the federal government regarding this fishery. In my opinion, that makes it relevant and worth the effort.......honestly.