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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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