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Calendar - October
The rising of the palolo, a marine
worm that ejects its motile gametophores, occurs
approximately one week after the full October moon in Fagatele
Bay National Marine Sanctuary, American Samoa. Considered
a delicacy, the palolo worm's egg and sperm packets are cooked
and eaten.
Peak humpback and blue whale sightings, relaxation
period at Cordell Bank begins. This becomes the best time
of year to visit Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary.
 The
season's last nests of loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings make
their way down Georgia's beaches to begin the journey of their
lives. They swim out to the Gulf Stream where they will spend
the next several years traveling in the North Atlantic Gyre.
When they reach the size of dinner plates, they jump off that
great watery merry-go-round and head inshore using Gray's
Reef for food and rest throughout the rest of their lives.
The humpback whale population starts to thin
out in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary in Massachusetts
as individual whales begin their southward migration to the
calving and breeding grounds in the Caribbean. Northern right
whales make sporadic appearances in the sanctuary and Cape
Cod Bay to feed on accumulations of zooplankton.
Pods of thousands of Pacific white-sided
dolphins likely to be seen cruising the Cordell Bank Sanctuary
waters through the fall and winter.
Warm weather, calm winds and seas are common
in the early fall months in the Channel Islands National Marine
Sanctuary. This is the best time of year for snorkeling, kayaking,
and diving. Underwater visibility can reach 100 feet.
 Jellies
of all kinds are abundant in California coastal waters as
the oceanic season begins and upwelling winds start to relax
(August through November).
 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).
Red-Necked Phalaropes (Phalaropus
lobatus) can be seen in the Santa Barbara Channel
in the spring (April and May) and fall (August through October).
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