Milkweed – Residency
36th sighting in Gulf of Maine
Milkweed @14868
Jun 29 – Aug 28, 2024 · Gulf of Maine
Gulf of Maine · Jun – Aug 2024
30 m
Deepest dive
1:32
Longest dive
83
Dives
- Sightings
- 7
- Days between first and last sighting
- 60
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 2024 | 21 m | 16.7°C | 10 m |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 28 m | 18.9°C | 19 m |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 52 m | 18.4°C | 27 m |
| Aug 12, 2024 | 60 m | 19.4°C | 29 m |
| Aug 16, 2024 | 34 m | 19.7°C | 30 m |
| Aug 25, 2024 | 23 m | 19.7°C | 20 m |
| Aug 28, 2024 | 29 m | 20.1°C | 24 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
30 m
Deepest dive
1:32
Longest dive
83
Dives
14 m
Avg dive depth
7
Sightings
60
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 (34 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Aug 16, 2024
measured- Seafloor depth
- 34 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 19.7°C
- Distance from shore
- 30.0 km
Across the residency · 7 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 21 m – 60 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 16.7°C – 20.1°C
- Distance from shore
- 3.0 km – 30.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NASA JPL MUR sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 7 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.