Ruth – Residency
65th sighting in Monterey Bay
Ruth @1324
Jun 20 – Jul 1, 2026 · Monterey Bay
Anchovies Stacked Right
Canyon breathed, bait piled thick, I lunged till my throat ached — glorious.
29 m
Deepest dive
1:33
Longest dive
28
Dives
- Sightings
- 2
- Days between first and last sighting
- 11
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 2026 | 49 m | 16.9°C | 29 m |
| Jul 1, 2026 | 27 m | 15.6°C | 23 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
29 m
Deepest dive
1:33
Longest dive
28
Dives
13 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
11
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 (49 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jun 20, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 49 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 16.9°C
- Distance from shore
- 9.0 km
Across the residency · 2 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 27 m – 49 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 15.6°C – 16.9°C
- Distance from shore
- 6.0 km – 9.0 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.