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Monterey Bay

2017-2018 calf of Miracle – Residency

36th sighting in Monterey Bay
Fluke of 2017-2018 calf of Miracle
2017-2018 calf of Miracle Confirmed in the catalog @24712
Nov 4 – 8, 2025 · Monterey Bay

Monterey Bay · Nov 2025

109 m
Deepest dive
4:31
Longest dive
44
Dives
Sightings
2
Days between first and last sighting
5

Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured

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SightingSeafloorSea tempDeepest dive (modelled)
Nov 4, 2025159 m15.2°C109 m
Nov 8, 202580 m15.1°C67 m

Seafloor and sea temperature measured · ✳ dives modelled

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Deepest dive against the seafloor, per sighting

Seafloor · measured Deepest dive · modelled
Nov 4, 2025 — seafloor 159 m (measured), deepest dive 109 m (modelled)Nov 4Nov 8, 2025 — seafloor 80 m (measured), deepest dive 67 m (modelled)Nov 8

Depth runs down from the surface. The modelled dive never passes the measured seafloor at that sighting.

Dives

109 m
Deepest dive
4:31
Longest dive
44
Dives
30 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
5
Days first → last

Dive metrics are modelled within real depth limits — not measured

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Dive profile

modelled
075150109 mstartdive sequence (illustrative)

Depth shaped by the seafloor limit here (159 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.

Deep Effort Score

Deep

Depth, duration and recovery resolved into a single number for this session.

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Place

Where this happened · Nov 4, 2025

measured
Seafloor depth
159 m
Sea-surface temperature
15.2°C
Distance from shore
8.0 km

Across the residency · 2 sightings

measured
Seafloor depth
80 m – 159 m
Sea-surface temperature
15.1°C – 15.2°C
Distance from shore
6.0 km – 8.0 km

Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NASA JPL MUR sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance

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Source records

This activity is assembled from 2 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.

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