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Monterey Bay

2017-2018 calf of Miracle – Residency

14th sighting in Monterey Bay
Fluke of 2017-2018 calf of Miracle
2017-2018 calf of Miracle Confirmed in the catalog @24712
Aug 4 – Sep 3, 2019 · Monterey Bay

Monterey Bay · Aug – Sep 2019

94 m
Deepest dive
3:19
Longest dive
120
Dives
Sightings
10
Days between first and last sighting
30

Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured

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SightingSeafloorSea tempDeepest dive (modelled)
Aug 4, 201956 m—41 m
Aug 5, 201962 m—56 m
Aug 12, 201966 m—52 m
Aug 13, 201963 m—56 m
Aug 16, 201933 m—27 m
Aug 17, 201962 m—27 m
Aug 18, 201956 m—41 m
Aug 24, 201980 m—63 m
Aug 30, 2019103 m—94 m
Sep 3, 2019562 m—28 m

Seafloor and sea temperature measured · ✳ dives modelled

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Deepest dive against the seafloor, per sighting

Seafloor · measured Deepest dive · modelled
Aug 4, 2019 — seafloor 56 m (measured), deepest dive 41 m (modelled)Aug 4Aug 5, 2019 — seafloor 62 m (measured), deepest dive 56 m (modelled)Aug 5Aug 12, 2019 — seafloor 66 m (measured), deepest dive 52 m (modelled)Aug 12Aug 13, 2019 — seafloor 63 m (measured), deepest dive 56 m (modelled)Aug 13Aug 16, 2019 — seafloor 33 m (measured), deepest dive 27 m (modelled)Aug 16Aug 17, 2019 — seafloor 62 m (measured), deepest dive 27 m (modelled)Aug 17Aug 18, 2019 — seafloor 56 m (measured), deepest dive 41 m (modelled)Aug 18Aug 24, 2019 — seafloor 80 m (measured), deepest dive 63 m (modelled)Aug 24Aug 30, 2019 — seafloor 103 m (measured), deepest dive 94 m (modelled)Aug 30Sep 3, 2019 — seafloor 562 m (measured), deepest dive 28 m (modelled)Sep 3

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

Dives

94 m
Deepest dive
3:19
Longest dive
120
Dives
21 m
Avg dive depth
10
Sightings
30
Days first → last

Dive metrics are modelled within real depth limits — not measured

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Dive profile

modelled
05010094 mstartdive sequence (illustrative)

Depth shaped by the seafloor limit here (103 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 · Aug 30, 2019

measured
Seafloor depth
103 m
Sea-surface temperature
—
Distance from shore
16.0 km

Across the residency · 10 sightings

measured
Seafloor depth
33 m – 562 m
Sea-surface temperature
—
Distance from shore
1.0 km – 16.0 km

Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · PacIOOS coastline distance

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Source records

This activity is assembled from 10 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.

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