Vortex – Residency
2nd sighting in Salish Sea
Vortex @106327
Jul 13 – Sep 15, 2023 · Salish Sea
Salish Sea · Jul – Sep 2023
173 m
Deepest dive
6:44
Longest dive
59
Dives
- Sightings
- 2
- Days between first and last sighting
- 64
- Deepest dive on record
- 173 m · this residency
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 2023 | 63 m | 12.3°C | 49 m |
| Sep 15, 2023 | 223 m | 12.6°C | 173 m |
Seafloor and sea temperature measured · ✳ dives modelled
Deepest dive against the seafloor, per sighting
Seafloor · measured Deepest dive · modelledDepth runs down from the surface. The modelled dive never passes the measured seafloor at that sighting.
Dives
173 m
Deepest dive
6:44
Longest dive
59
Dives
27 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
64
Days first → last
Dive metrics are modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →Dive profile
modelledDepth shaped by the seafloor limit here (223 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Sep 15, 2023
measured- Seafloor depth
- 223 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 12.6°C
- Distance from shore
- 8.0 km
Across the residency · 2 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 63 m – 223 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 12.3°C – 12.6°C
- Distance from shore
- 4.0 km – 8.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NASA JPL MUR sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 2 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.