Old Bull – Residency
1st sighting in Gulf of California
Old Bull @1487
Dec 22 – 23, 2022 · Gulf of California
December in the Gulf
The warm waters called me south for the holidays again.
45 m
Deepest dive
1:44
Longest dive
10
Dives
- Sightings
- 2
- Days between first and last sighting
- 1
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 2022 | 26 m | 24.6°C | 22 m |
| Dec 23, 2022 | 1,673 m | 25.1°C | 45 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
45 m
Deepest dive
1:44
Longest dive
10
Dives
15 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
1
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 (1,673 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Dec 23, 2022
measured- Seafloor depth
- 1,673 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 25.1°C
- Distance from shore
- 14.0 km
Across the residency · 2 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 26 m – 1,673 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 24.6°C – 25.1°C
- Distance from shore
- 1.0 km – 14.0 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.