Milkweed – Residency
16th sighting in Gulf of Maine
Milkweed @14868
Jul 9 – Oct 7, 2022 · Gulf of Maine
Gulf of Maine · Jul – Oct 2022
48 m
Deepest dive
2:03
Longest dive
50
Dives
- Sightings
- 4
- Days between first and last sighting
- 90
- Deepest dive on record
- 48 m · this residency
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 2022 | 28 m | 19.1°C | 13 m |
| Aug 6, 2022 | 28 m | 20.8°C | 24 m |
| Aug 20, 2022 | 53 m | 18.5°C | 48 m |
| Oct 7, 2022 | 17 m | 15.6°C | 15 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
48 m
Deepest dive
2:03
Longest dive
50
Dives
13 m
Avg dive depth
4
Sightings
90
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 (53 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Aug 20, 2022
measured- Seafloor depth
- 53 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 18.5°C
- Distance from shore
- 10.0 km
Across the residency · 4 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 17 m – 53 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 15.6°C – 20.8°C
- Distance from shore
- 2.0 km – 25.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NASA JPL MUR sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 4 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.