1 MS. HUGHES: Just say no comment due to insufficient information. 



2 MR. VILD: That way, it is at least reported that we looked at it. 



3 DR. AURAND: The next thing down there is space-use conflicts, and 



4 Jim and I talked a little bit about this. I think it is a given that 



5 space-use conflicts will occur inside the platform. That's just that 



6 they exist. 



7 DR. TEAL: This doesn't apply particularly to canyonheads since we 



8 are starting on the basis that there won't be anything within 500 meters 



9 of the canyon head. 



10 DR. 6RASSLE: I would add that to our original rationale for the 



11 fact that the canyonheads would minimize space-use conflicts. 



12 MR. LANE: I assume there are going to be no discharges for 500 



13 meters, the platforms will be outside that. 



14 DR. AURAND: Anchor chains? 



15 DR. COOPER: You may have an anchor or two. 



15 DR. RAY: What kind of fishing gear are they using out there, 



17 Dick? 



18 DR. COOPER: You'll have a fair amount of autotrawling out to 



19 about 200 to 300 meters. 



20 DR. RAY: How close to the canyons do they get? 



21 DR. COOPER: In the canyons, it's entirely on line bait and hook 



22 gear for swordfish, tile fish, and deep-sea traps for lobsters. 



23 DR. RAY: On the ottertrawl ing, how close do they get to the 



24 canyons? 



25 DR. COOPER: On the ottertrawl ing, they go right to the edge of 



26 the canyons, right up to the rim. 



27 DR. KRAEUTER: On the long lines or the trap lines, those are 



28 multiple traps on the line. 



29 DR. COOPER: Yes. 



30 DR. KRAEUTER: So, there is a potential for entanglement on the 



31 anchor lines, then, as opposed to a single trap. 



32 DR. COOPER: These fishermen are overlaying their lines all the 



33 time. That goes on between individual fishing vessels. 



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