1 accumulation and that says the same thing--to me, it does, anyway. In 



2 other words, it is-- 



3 DR. AURAND: The major short-term impacts would occur in the 



4 surface layer and at the shelf/slope water front. 



5 DR. GRASSLE: Benthic impacts, if they occur, are likely to be the 



6 result of long accumulation from whatever source. 



7 DR. AURAND: If they occur, are more likely to be long term? 



8 DR. GRASSLE: Long term and from a variety of sources. 



9 DR. VALENTINE: Are major impacts on the surface layer going to 



10 affect the canyon biota? 



11 DR. GRASSLE: Not particularly. 



12 DR. VALENTINE: Or is it more likely to affect the--it's on the 



13 bank, in general, right? I mean, the fish larvae on the bank in general 



14 would be a lot more impacted than the canyon biota. 



15 DR. GRASSLE: I think the main effect people have talked about are 



16 for fish larvae in the very surface layer. 



17 DR. AURAND: I don't know that I would restrict it to fish larvae 



18 but planktonic organs. 



19 DR. COOPER: Fish and shellfish. 



20 MS. HUGHES: I'd say that should include eggs. You'd best add 



21 crustaceans, so that we take in our important ones. 



22 DR. COOPER: Fish and shellfish. 



23 MS. HUGHES: I was separating them. 



24 MR. VILD: What about birds? 



25 DR. COOPER: But that's not canyons. 



26 MR. VILD: Don't certain birds congregate at the heads of canyons, 



27 also? 



28 MS. HUGHES: At the front, along the edge. 



29 DR. AURAND: I think maybe we need to go back and address only 



30 impacts to canyons. I don't think you want to try to get into defining 



31 all oil spill impacts. 



32 MR. VILD: I was going on the assumption that birds congregate on 



33 the canyon-- 



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