6.3 RESULTS 



6.3.1 Results of In-Person Historical Interviews 



6.3.1.1 Analysis of Questionnaires 



The analysis of the data from the Historical Interview Questionnaires is shown 

 on a computer printout sheet. The pilot program analyzed questionnaires from 

 the interviews at Platfonn Emmy, as well as questionnaires from interviews 

 conducted by NOSC personnel at Platforms Holly and Hondo in the Santa Barbara 

 Channel. A total of 30 questionnaires were analyzed. 



There was too little data for valid statistical analysis of most of the 

 information. Not only were there a small number of questionnaires filled out 

 from each platform (1 for Holly, 12 from Hondo, 17 from Emmy), but in many 

 cases the interviewer did not answer all the questions. 



The interviews did clearly show that oil platform workers see all three cate- 

 gories of marine mammals from the platforms, and that in many cases these 

 marine mammals come close to the platforms. 75 percent of the workers said 

 that they were interested in the marine life around the platforms. From these 

 data, no relationship could be detected between the distance the marine mammals 

 occurred from the platform and the activity on the platform. 



For Platfonn Emmy, there was a significant relationship (chi square test) 

 between the length of time a worker had been employed on the platform and his 

 frequency of marine mammal sightings. Those who had been working on Emmy 

 longer stated that they saw marine mammals more frequently. No significant 

 relationship could be detected between a worker's job and his frequency of 

 sightings. For large whales, 31.2 percent of the Emmy workers said that they 

 had seen many, 37.5 percent said that they had seen a few, 6.2 percent said 

 that they had seen one, and 25 percent said that they had seen none. Of those 

 who could name the kind of whale they thought they had seen 87.5 percent said 

 they had seen gray whales, and one worker (12.5 percent) said he had seen a 

 humpback. Since humpback whales are unusual in the San Pedro area (the BLM 



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