Vortex – Residency
14th sighting in Salish Sea
Vortex @106327
May 27 – Jul 11, 2024 · Salish Sea
Salish Sea · May – Jul 2024
133 m
Deepest dive
4:11
Longest dive
130
Dives
- Sightings
- 12
- Days between first and last sighting
- 45
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2024 | 182 m | 8.9°C | 109 m |
| May 31, 2024 | 113 m | 9.7°C | 38 m |
| Jun 3, 2024 | 58 m | 9.7°C | 53 m |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 137 m | 10.1°C | 64 m |
| Jun 16, 2024 | 165 m | 10.1°C | 23 m |
| Jun 17, 2024 | 174 m | 10.9°C | 103 m |
| Jun 18, 2024 | 160 m | 10.8°C | 87 m |
| Jun 20, 2024 | 107 m | 11.4°C | 38 m |
| Jul 4, 2024 | 168 m | 11.1°C | 86 m |
| Jul 7, 2024 | 191 m | 11.6°C | 108 m |
| Jul 8, 2024 | 159 m | 12.0°C | 54 m |
| Jul 11, 2024 | 152 m | 12.4°C | 133 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
133 m
Deepest dive
4:11
Longest dive
130
Dives
28 m
Avg dive depth
12
Sightings
45
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 (152 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jul 11, 2024
measured- Seafloor depth
- 152 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 12.4°C
- Distance from shore
- 8.0 km
Across the residency · 12 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 58 m – 191 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 8.9°C – 12.4°C
- Distance from shore
- 4.0 km – 13.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NASA JPL MUR sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 12 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.