Spindrift – Residency
22nd sighting in Salish Sea
Spindrift @27022
Aug 8 – Oct 27, 2021 · Salish Sea
Salish Sea · Aug – Oct 2021
139 m
Deepest dive
4:34
Longest dive
50
Dives
- Sightings
- 4
- Days between first and last sighting
- 80
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2021 | 184 m | 13.1°C | 26 m |
| Aug 27, 2021 | 173 m | 11.2°C | 139 m |
| Oct 9, 2021 | 222 m | 10.4°C | 49 m |
| Oct 27, 2021 | 98 m | 9.8°C | 60 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
139 m
Deepest dive
4:34
Longest dive
50
Dives
22 m
Avg dive depth
4
Sightings
80
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 (173 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Aug 27, 2021
measured- Seafloor depth
- 173 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 11.2°C
- Distance from shore
- 9.0 km
Across the residency · 4 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 98 m – 222 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 9.8°C – 13.1°C
- Distance from shore
- 5.0 km – 10.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NASA JPL MUR sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 4 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.