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Salish Sea

Thunderbolt – Residency

23rd sighting in Salish Sea
Fluke of Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt Confirmed in the catalog @100218
Jun 19 – Aug 5, 2024 · Salish Sea

Salish Sea · Jun – Aug 2024

141 m
Deepest dive
5:04
Longest dive
240
Dives
Sightings
20
Days between first and last sighting
47

Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured

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SightingSeafloorSea tempDeepest dive (modelled)
Jun 19, 202488 m11.5°C68 m
Jul 3, 2024149 m10.8°C45 m
Jul 5, 202451 m13.4°C19 m
Jul 6, 202450 m12.8°C33 m
Jul 7, 2024130 m13.9°C82 m
Jul 7, 2024133 m13.8°C32 m
Jul 8, 2024151 m13.5°C97 m
Jul 25, 2024143 m11.7°C38 m
Jul 28, 2024163 m11.4°C137 m
Aug 1, 2024164 m11.7°C141 m
Aug 1, 2024177 m11.8°C62 m
Aug 1, 202481 m11.7°C66 m
Aug 3, 2024230 m15.2°C47 m
Aug 4, 202475 m13.2°C51 m
Aug 5, 202446 m12.9°C38 m
Aug 5, 202462 m12.9°C45 m
Aug 5, 202479 m12.8°C69 m
Aug 5, 202469 m13.5°C32 m

Seafloor and sea temperature measured · ✳ dives modelled ·

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Deepest dive against the seafloor, per sighting

Seafloor · measured Deepest dive · modelled
Jun 19, 2024 — seafloor 88 m (measured), deepest dive 68 m (modelled)Jun 19Jul 3, 2024 — seafloor 149 m (measured), deepest dive 45 m (modelled)Jul 5, 2024 — seafloor 51 m (measured), deepest dive 19 m (modelled)Jul 6, 2024 — seafloor 50 m (measured), deepest dive 33 m (modelled)Jul 7, 2024 — seafloor 130 m (measured), deepest dive 82 m (modelled)Jul 7Jul 7, 2024 — seafloor 133 m (measured), deepest dive 32 m (modelled)Jul 8, 2024 — seafloor 151 m (measured), deepest dive 97 m (modelled)Jul 25, 2024 — seafloor 143 m (measured), deepest dive 38 m (modelled)Jul 28, 2024 — seafloor 163 m (measured), deepest dive 137 m (modelled)Jul 28Aug 1, 2024 — seafloor 164 m (measured), deepest dive 141 m (modelled)Aug 1, 2024 — seafloor 177 m (measured), deepest dive 62 m (modelled)Aug 1, 2024 — seafloor 81 m (measured), deepest dive 66 m (modelled)Aug 3, 2024 — seafloor 230 m (measured), deepest dive 47 m (modelled)Aug 3Aug 4, 2024 — seafloor 75 m (measured), deepest dive 51 m (modelled)Aug 5, 2024 — seafloor 46 m (measured), deepest dive 38 m (modelled)Aug 5, 2024 — seafloor 62 m (measured), deepest dive 45 m (modelled)Aug 5, 2024 — seafloor 79 m (measured), deepest dive 69 m (modelled)Aug 5Aug 5, 2024 — seafloor 69 m (measured), deepest dive 32 m (modelled)Aug 5, 2024 — seafloor 66 m (measured), deepest dive 39 m (modelled)Aug 5, 2024 — seafloor 69 m (measured), deepest dive 42 m (modelled)

Depth runs down from the surface. The modelled dive never passes the measured seafloor at that sighting.

Dives

141 m
Deepest dive
5:04
Longest dive
240
Dives
23 m
Avg dive depth
20
Sightings
47
Days first → last

Dive metrics are modelled within real depth limits — not measured

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Dive profile

modelled
075150141 mstartdive sequence (illustrative)

Depth shaped by the seafloor limit here (164 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.

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Place

Where this happened · Aug 1, 2024

measured
Seafloor depth
164 m
Sea-surface temperature
11.7°C
Distance from shore
7.0 km

Across the residency · 20 sightings

measured
Seafloor depth
46 m – 230 m
Sea-surface temperature
10.8°C – 15.2°C
Distance from shore
1.0 km – 12.0 km

Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NASA JPL MUR sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance

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Source records

This activity is assembled from 20 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.

Sighting records from Happywhale, published as occurrence data via GBIF. Individual records are licensed CC0 1.0, CC BY 4.0 or CC BY-NC 4.0, depending on the contributor.

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