Batman – Residency
52nd sighting in Monterey Bay
Batman @146
Aug 22 – Oct 6, 2023 · Monterey Bay
Monterey Bay Extended Stay
Six weeks in my favorite feeding grounds, where the krill blooms thick and familiar.
110 m
Deepest dive
3:35
Longest dive
77
Dives
- Sightings
- 8
- 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2023 | 85 m | 17.7°C | 60 m |
| Aug 26, 2023 | 104 m | 18.0°C | 64 m |
| Aug 27, 2023 | 155 m | 17.9°C | 110 m |
| Aug 29, 2023 | 83 m | 18.1°C | 70 m |
| Sep 20, 2023 | 80 m | 16.7°C | 42 m |
| Sep 21, 2023 | 447 m | 16.6°C | 42 m |
| Oct 2, 2023 | 122 m | 15.9°C | 28 m |
| Oct 6, 2023 | 104 m | 16.7°C | 66 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
110 m
Deepest dive
3:35
Longest dive
77
Dives
24 m
Avg dive depth
8
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 (155 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Aug 27, 2023
measured- Seafloor depth
- 155 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 17.9°C
- Distance from shore
- 7.0 km
Across the residency · 8 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 80 m – 447 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 15.9°C – 18.1°C
- Distance from shore
- 6.0 km – 14.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NASA JPL MUR sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 8 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.