Big Mama – Residency
13th sighting in Salish Sea
Big Mama @2120
Jun 4 – Aug 3, 2014 · Salish Sea
Salish Sea · Jun – Aug 2014
97 m
Deepest dive
4:00
Longest dive
33
Dives
- Sightings
- 2
- Days between first and last sighting
- 61
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 2014 | 120 m | 11.2°C | 97 m |
| Aug 3, 2014 | 133 m | 12.5°C | 71 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
97 m
Deepest dive
4:00
Longest dive
33
Dives
32 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
61
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 (120 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jun 4, 2014
measured- Seafloor depth
- 120 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 11.2°C
- Distance from shore
- 12.0 km
Across the residency · 2 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 120 m – 133 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 11.2°C – 12.5°C
- Distance from shore
- 8.0 km – 12.0 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.