Hale-Bopp – Residency
41st sighting in Salish Sea
Hale-Bopp @22295
Oct 1 – Dec 8, 2023 · Salish Sea
Salish Sea · Oct – Dec 2023
70 m
Deepest dive
3:04
Longest dive
53
Dives
- Sightings
- 3
- Days between first and last sighting
- 68
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2023 | 43 m | 10.6°C | 31 m |
| Oct 22, 2023 | 55 m | 11.0°C | 41 m |
| Dec 8, 2023 | 94 m | 9.4°C | 70 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
3:04
Longest dive
53
Dives
19 m
Avg dive depth
3
Sightings
68
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 (94 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Dec 8, 2023
measured- Seafloor depth
- 94 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 9.4°C
- Distance from shore
- 13.0 km
Across the residency · 3 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 43 m – 94 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 9.4°C – 11.0°C
- Distance from shore
- 2.0 km – 13.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NASA JPL MUR sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 3 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.