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Salish Sea

2017 calf of Hydra – Residency

10th sighting in Salish Sea
Fluke of 2017 calf of Hydra
2017 calf of Hydra Confirmed in the catalog @11070
Jul 4 – 28, 2024 · Salish Sea

Salish Sea · Jul 2024

137 m
Deepest dive
4:35
Longest dive
40
Dives
Sightings
3
Days between first and last sighting
24

Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured

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SightingSeafloorSea tempDeepest dive (modelled)
Jul 4, 2024168 m—137 m
Jul 16, 2024168 m—28 m
Jul 28, 2024162 m—35 m

Seafloor and sea temperature measured · ✳ dives modelled

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Deepest dive against the seafloor, per sighting

Seafloor · measured Deepest dive · modelled
Jul 4, 2024 — seafloor 168 m (measured), deepest dive 137 m (modelled)Jul 4Jul 16, 2024 — seafloor 168 m (measured), deepest dive 28 m (modelled)Jul 16Jul 28, 2024 — seafloor 162 m (measured), deepest dive 35 m (modelled)Jul 28

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

Dives

137 m
Deepest dive
4:35
Longest dive
40
Dives
22 m
Avg dive depth
3
Sightings
24
Days first → last

Dive metrics are modelled within real depth limits — not measured

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Dive profile

modelled
075150137 mstartdive sequence (illustrative)

Depth shaped by the seafloor limit here (168 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.

Deep Effort Score

Deep

Depth, duration and recovery resolved into a single number for this session.

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Place

Where this happened · Jul 4, 2024

measured
Seafloor depth
168 m
Sea-surface temperature
—
Distance from shore
6.0 km

Across the residency · 3 sightings

measured
Seafloor depth
162 m – 168 m
Sea-surface temperature
—
Distance from shore
5.0 km – 7.0 km

Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · PacIOOS coastline distance

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Source records

This activity is assembled from 3 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.

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