Spindrift – Residency
37th sighting in Salish Sea
Spindrift @27022
Aug 18 – Oct 26, 2024 · Salish Sea
Salish Sea · Aug – Oct 2024
134 m
Deepest dive
4:03
Longest dive
56
Dives
- Sightings
- 6
- Days between first and last sighting
- 69
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2024 | 119 m | 12.3°C | 83 m |
| Aug 23, 2024 | 88 m | 10.5°C | 57 m |
| Aug 26, 2024 | 195 m | 11.6°C | 134 m |
| Aug 26, 2024 | 130 m | 10.7°C | 31 m |
| Oct 24, 2024 | 132 m | 9.5°C | 92 m |
| Oct 26, 2024 | 151 m | 10.0°C | 67 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
134 m
Deepest dive
4:03
Longest dive
56
Dives
28 m
Avg dive depth
6
Sightings
69
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 (195 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Aug 26, 2024
measured- Seafloor depth
- 195 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 11.6°C
- Distance from shore
- 8.0 km
Across the residency · 6 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 88 m – 195 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 9.5°C – 12.3°C
- Distance from shore
- 2.0 km – 10.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NASA JPL MUR sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 6 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.