1 If we can accomplish that, whether it is 4:00 p.m. this afternoon, 



2 12:00 midnight or 7:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, I think we have 



3 accomplished the objective of the workshop. I will turn it over to Bob 



4 to make a few comments. 



5 MR. VILD: Let me just jump in here for a second. In our 



6 discussion about whether or not drilling in the submarine canyons is a 



7 benign sort of thing or is a detrimental sort of a thing, I don't want 



8 to just restrict our discussion to the influx of pollutants into the 



9 canyons. 



10 I also want to talk about a very immediate effect that could come 



11 from a routine drilling operation, which would be a smothering of the 



12 organisms immediately around the drilling rig by drill cuttings. 



13 From what you were saying, Jim, I didn't know whether we were 



14 unduly restricting ourselves to just talking about the influx of 



15 pollutants into these places. I think when we talk about oil and gas 



16 operations, we should assume that they are going to be regulated in the 



17 same manner that they have been regulated in non-canyon areas, which 



18 means that drilling discharges are, in fact, permitted under certain 



19 conditions, certainly, but still permitted, so that you can have the 



20 immediate smothering effect. 



21 MR. LANE: Similarly, besides routine discharges, would you want 



22 to consider accidental spills, whether they are oil or-- 



23 MR. VILD: Oh, absolutely. I want to look at the whole 9 yards, 



24 also. I want to talk about spatial exclusion of the fisherman from the 



25 area, also. Let's talk about all the impacts, all impacts. 



26 DR. MILLER: In order to address the mechanics of being able to 



27 accomplish the goals that are chartered for this workshop and to be able 



28 to focus on topics that have been presented in the last few minutes and 



29 to also try to accommodate those who perhaps are not going to be able to 



30 be here tomorrow, at least a few of you, we have tried to restructure 



31 today's session. 



32 First of all, let me mention what has to be done today. We need 



33 your review comments on your presentations to be back by 7:00 o'clock 



34 tonight on the table outside. Then, this morning, we will go through 



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