Are there additional biological research needs associated with continuing the interim spill program?
• Are there additional physical TDG research needs associated with continuing the interim spill program? • What additional research is needed to inform regional gas abatement decisions? • Are basin managers willing to consider spill levels up to 125%? Are there additional research needs associated with changing the total dissolved gas waiver limit? • What additional information is needed to evaluate the effectiveness of the voluntary spill program? Again, of course, it is going to be important for us to talk directly to the managers about their information needs, said Schneider. I think what the managers would tell you is that they would like to have the firmest possible foundation for any decisions they make, said John Palensky of NMFS. The higher the level of conviction among on the experts on a given point, the better — the managers would like your conclusions to be unassailable, of course, but that isn’t always possible or realistic. The group proceeded to flesh out the preceding
