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Apia, SAMOA — The first rising of the rare ocean delicacy 'palolo' is forecast to occur in the early hours of Friday, Oct. 6, for this year, according to the Samoa Meteorological Service.
The forecast is based on the lunar cycle or the moon phase which is the seventh day after the full moon in...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — It is palolo season. The Department of Marine Wildlife Resources announced their prediction is set for this weekend, the 15-16 October, 2022.
Director Taotasi Archie Soliai said the full moon was this past Sunday, October 9.
“Palolo rising normally falls seven days...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — While many people are embracing palolo season this week, a tragic incident happened in the early hours of yesterday, Thursday, Oct. 28 around 1a.m when a 48-year-old father drowned at sea behind the Pago Pago International Airport while hunting palolo.
The body of the...
Savaii, SAMOA — The Wednesday morning routine was like no other for many Samoans, especially at this time of the year when everyone is on the lookout for a seafood delicacy.
For people on the big island of Savai'i, many of them were waking up as early as 3.00 am to head out to sea, in the hope of...
THE SAMOAN ISLANDS — To the untrained eye they look like worms, but Samoans know these marine creatures as palolo, and they are revered as the caviar of the South Pacific.
They are found in shallow coral reefs, are often electric blue in colour, and Samoans only have a small window to ka palolo (...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — These folks from the east side were at the beach in Laulii Tuai in search of palolo, which was predicted to rise during the wee hours of the morning — over this past weekend — exactly 7 days after the third quarter full moon, the usual predicted time of the palolo rise....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The recent wet weather conditions can only be attributed to one thing: PALOLO!
At least that’s what most locals are saying when trying to make explain the gusty winds, high surf, and unpredictable rainfall.
Palolo spawning is predicted to occur in territorial waters...