Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank Sanctuaries, California. Gulf of the Farallones Sanctuary personnel complete monitoring intertidal invertebrates and algae on the Farallon Islands, California. White shark season at the Farallon Islands as elephant seals start to concentrate at haul out sites. Gulf of the Farallones Sanctuary, California. Sportfisher folk catch halibut in Tomales Bay and striped bass from coastal beaches, Gulf of the Farallones Sanctuary.
Pacific salmon start their spawning migration up the Sacramento River system.
Northern Monterey Bay and Gulf of the Farallones Sanctuaries. Whale sharks occasionally seen in Flower Garden Banks Sanctuary during warm months of August through early October. Sustainable Seas Expeditions comes to Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary as part of the Islands in the Stream project. Through September 11. Both NOAA and the Navy will conduct dives at the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary following recovery of the Monitor 's engine to assess the condition of the remaining hull and to begin preparing her 150-ton turret for recovery during 2001.