6.3.1.2 Additional Anecdotes and Observaitons from Interviews 



Direct quotations of comments, observations, and anecdotes which were volun- 

 teered by the workers during the in-person historical interviews follow. All 

 these quotations were from workers on Oil Platfonn Emmy. 



"I've seen California gray whales carrying their young on their back." 



"I'd say I'd seen more gray whales when they were coming back home." 



"I haven't seen the dolphins and propoises as close to the platform as 

 the whales." 



"There's a lot of sea lions." 



"There was a whale washed in from the beach last week." 



"I see porpoises all the time going through the waves going out on the 

 hel icopter." 



"Don't forget our pet seal." 



"There was a whale about a half mile out, just blowing steam, gasping for 

 air." 



"I see seals out there all the time. They're always trying to get the 

 mackerals. They're just right next to the platfonn swimming around - big brown 

 ones. They go swimming around those pylons - in between 'em - they just play 

 around out there. You see a lot of them when we take the boat like right now 

 from Long Beach. You see them sitting on those rocks. They try to get fish 

 around the platform. There's a lot of fish around there. I saw one dead on 

 the beach about 8 or 10 months ago - just right over there." 



"There used to be more marine mammal sightings than there have been the 

 last few years." 



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