1 MS. HUGHES: Yes, in the canyonheads, not only in the canyonheads, 



2 but also along it. 



3 DR. BUTMAN: Along that same line, it seems like one rig along the 



4 margin of the canyon if it has--did we say 1 mile or 2 miles worth of 



5 anchors? 



5 DR. TEAL: A mile each way. 



7 DR. BUTMAN: So it's 2 miles or 4 kilometers. The canyon only 



8 goes 10 or 15 kilometers into the continental shelf, so that's 25 



9 percent of a 200-meter isobath along one side of the canyon if you put 



10 one rig in. A 200-meter isobath is a very protected place. 



11 MR. LANE: I am not sure what limitations we should place on the 



12 drilling operation unless you want to say no anchoring within the 500 



13 meters. 



14 DR. VALENTINE: The anchoring problem would be a temporary problem 



15 during exploration. If they ever went into production, then 



16 conceivably, they could come closer to the rigs if there were a pipeline 



17 or something. 



18 DR. BUTMAN: My only point was that 4 kilometers is a large 



19 fraction of the area around the canyons. 



20 DR. KRAEUTER: The oil companies and the fishermen could get 



21 together on how to place those anchors so as to create the least 



22 possible disruption to the way they set traps. 



23 DR. RAY: In the cooperative meetings, for example, let's say they 



24 worked out the difference and the rig is going to go in there for a few 



25 months, as soon as they get the anchor problems worked out and know 



26 exactly where everything is, they can give notice to the fishermen as to 



27 exactly where they are and everything else. 



28 Again, with long-line equipment, with traps, there's no reason in 



29 the world that I know of, unless there is some regulatory exclusion, why 



30 they couldn't have those things set inside those buoy markers. 



31 DR. COOPER: That's exactly what they will do, as long as the 



32 anchors on the bottom are marked above with some kind of a proper buoy, 



33 they will set their trawl gear right in there. 



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