Big Mama – Residency
29th sighting in Salish Sea
Big Mama @2120
Apr 30 – Aug 3, 2016 · Salish Sea
Salish Sea · Apr – Aug 2016
91 m
Deepest dive
3:07
Longest dive
68
Dives
- Sightings
- 6
- Days between first and last sighting
- 95
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2016 | 81 m | 10.7°C | 45 m |
| May 10, 2016 | 68 m | 9.9°C | 59 m |
| Jun 13, 2016 | 88 m | 10.8°C | 79 m |
| Jul 6, 2016 | 100 m | 10.5°C | 91 m |
| Jul 23, 2016 | 123 m | 11.8°C | 70 m |
| Aug 3, 2016 | -6 m | 12.5°C | — |
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
91 m
Deepest dive
3:07
Longest dive
68
Dives
22 m
Avg dive depth
6
Sightings
95
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 (100 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jul 6, 2016
measured- Seafloor depth
- 100 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 10.5°C
- Distance from shore
- 4.0 km
Across the residency · 6 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- -6 m – 123 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 9.9°C – 12.5°C
- Distance from shore
- 1.0 km – 40.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NASA JPL MUR sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 6 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.