1 MR. VILD: So you are not mentioning any physical impact of the 



2 fecal pellets on the krill? The rapid settling thereof? 



3 DR. GRASSLE: It is a poor example and-- 



4 MR. VILD: Yes. I realize you are going to have 



5 to-- 



6 DR. GRASSLE: The difficulty is that, whatever other statement we 



7 make is not in parallel with the example of the krill. Any other 



8 statement we make refers to all of the particles from whatever source 



9 and their long-term accumulation. 



10 DR. BOTHNER: Fred, could I just put a-- 



11 MR. VILD: That example does take in the biological and physical 



12 effects. I just wanted to mirror the early language of the sentence, 



13 that is all. 



14 DR. BOTHNER: Is it possible to get into that phrase in the 



15 parentheses, the phrase that says--after the word "krill," something 



16 that says "observed at higher concentrations in canyons." That may not 



17 be necessary, but as you read it, it seemed to--if you got that phrase 



18 in there, that would crystallize it for me. 



19 DR. GRASSLE: Yes. 



20 (Simultaneous discussion.) 



21 DR. BOTHNER: "Observed in extraordinary concentrations over 



22 canyons." You know. 



23 DR. GRASSLE: I have just got--there is some other problem here I 



24 have to fix up before I read this thing again. It was correct up until 



25 we got to the point "biologically more active," just before the 



26 parenthesis. 



27 The parenthesis might now be, "(for example, feeding activity of 



28 krill occurring in high concentrations in the water column of canyons 



29 results in the production of rapidly settling large fecal aggregates)." 



30 Okay. Then I think we need to-- 



31 MR. VILD: Hold it, hold it. You are talking about feeding 



32 activity of the krill. The phrase "in high concentrations in the 



33 canyon"--is that modifying feeding activity or is it modifying krill? 



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