From
June through August many species of jellies appear and drift
in the nutrient rich waters in the Cordell Bank Marine Sanctuary.
Black footed Albatross are most abundant
in Sanctuary waters while Sooty Shearwaters blanket the food
rich waters of the California Coast by the millions through
September as they continue on their circumnavigation of the
Pacific ending up in Chile to nest.
In the Florida Keys, several
coral species have a spectacular form of
reproduction -- they spawn synchronously, late at night, often
during the week after the full moon during August or September.
Whale sharks
travel through the waters of the Flower Garden Banks National
Marine Sanctuary until September.
In the Channel Islands National
Marine Sanctuary, fog diminishes near midsummer. Underwater
visibility increases.
Blue
whales (Balaenoptera musculus), fin whales
(Balaenoptera physalus), and sei whales (Balaenoptera
borealis) can be observed in the Channel Islands
National Marine Sanctuary feeding on krill from the nutrient
rich, upwelled water (late-May through September).
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaengliae)
feed in rich, upwelled waters of Channel Islands National
Marine Sanctuary (May through August).
Pink-Footed Shearwaters (Puffinus
creatopus) and Sooty Shearwaters (Puffinus griseus)
visit the Santa Barbara Channel from the southern hemisphere
(May through October).
Ashy Storm-Petrels (Oceanodroma homochroa)
and Black Storm-Petrels (Oceanodroma melania) visit the Santa
Barbara Channel (mid-May to mid-October).
Endangered Least Terns (Sterna antillarum
browni) can be seen in the Channel Islands region
(May through August).
California sea lion (Zalophus californianus)
pupping and breeding season (May through July).
Xantus's murrelets (Synthiboramphus
hypoleucus) breed and nest on the Channel Islands
(March through July).
Loggerhead
sea turtles begin hatching from nests on Georgia's
beaches and continue through October. Loggerheads use Gray's
Reef Sanctuary for food and as a resting site.
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