Gator – Residency
31st sighting in Monterey Bay
Gator @11114
Sep 23 – Nov 27, 2024 · Monterey Bay
Monterey Bay · Sep – Nov 2024
263 m
Deepest dive
6:39
Longest dive
62
Dives
- Sightings
- 6
- Days between first and last sighting
- 65
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2024 | 134 m | 15.3°C | 82 m |
| Sep 23, 2024 | 83 m | 15.3°C | 40 m |
| Sep 24, 2024 | 91 m | 15.2°C | 58 m |
| Sep 24, 2024 | 567 m | 15.2°C | 106 m |
| Nov 27, 2024 | 92 m | 12.9°C | 67 m |
| Nov 27, 2024 | 567 m | 13.0°C | 263 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
263 m
Deepest dive
6:39
Longest dive
62
Dives
33 m
Avg dive depth
6
Sightings
65
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 (567 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Nov 27, 2024
measured- Seafloor depth
- 567 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 13.0°C
- Distance from shore
- 16.0 km
Across the residency · 6 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 83 m – 567 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 12.9°C – 15.3°C
- Distance from shore
- 4.0 km – 16.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NASA JPL MUR sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 6 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.