Xula – Residency
7th sighting in Banderas Bay
Xula @1887
Jan 6 – Mar 11, 2023 · Banderas Bay
Banderas Bay Winter
Two months in these sheltered waters, letting the warm currents hold me close.
70 m
Deepest dive
3:09
Longest dive
12
Dives
- Sightings
- 2
- Days between first and last sighting
- 64
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 2023 | 143 m | 24.9°C | 70 m |
| Mar 11, 2023 | 78 m | 26.9°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
70 m
Deepest dive
3:09
Longest dive
12
Dives
26 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
64
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 (143 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jan 6, 2023
measured- Seafloor depth
- 143 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 24.9°C
- Distance from shore
- 4.0 km
Across the residency · 2 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 78 m – 143 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 24.9°C – 26.9°C
- Distance from shore
- 4.0 km – 6.0 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.