Murph - 2018-2019 calf of Ruth – Residency
84th sighting in Monterey Bay
Oct 6 – 12, 2023 · Monterey Bay
Monterey Bay · Oct 2023
91 m
Deepest dive
4:25
Longest dive
28
Dives
- Sightings
- 2
- Days between first and last sighting
- 6
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2023 | 130 m | 17.3°C | 91 m |
| Oct 12, 2023 | 181 m | 15.9°C | 55 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
91 m
Deepest dive
4:25
Longest dive
28
Dives
20 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
6
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 (130 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Oct 6, 2023
measured- Seafloor depth
- 130 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 17.3°C
- Distance from shore
- 4.0 km
Across the residency · 2 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 130 m – 181 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 15.9°C – 17.3°C
- Distance from shore
- 4.0 km – 13.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NASA JPL MUR sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 2 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.