Murph - 2018-2019 calf of Ruth – Residency
92nd sighting in Monterey Bay
May 19 – Oct 19, 2024 · Monterey Bay
Monterey Bay · May – Oct 2024
59 m
Deepest dive
2:33
Longest dive
65
Dives
- Sightings
- 8
- Days between first and last sighting
- 153
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2024 | 135 m | 12.9°C | 47 m |
| Jun 6, 2024 | 72 m | 14.2°C | 59 m |
| Jun 11, 2024 | 83 m | 13.2°C | 47 m |
| Jul 22, 2024 | 78 m | 16.6°C | 58 m |
| Jul 23, 2024 | 77 m | 16.6°C | 28 m |
| Aug 13, 2024 | 220 m | 14.1°C | 42 m |
| Oct 19, 2024 | 254 m | 14.5°C | 43 m |
| Oct 19, 2024 | 108 m | 14.6°C | 35 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
59 m
Deepest dive
2:33
Longest dive
65
Dives
19 m
Avg dive depth
8
Sightings
153
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 (72 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jun 6, 2024
measured- Seafloor depth
- 72 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 14.2°C
- Distance from shore
- 5.0 km
Across the residency · 8 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 72 m – 254 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 12.9°C – 16.6°C
- Distance from shore
- 3.0 km – 12.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NASA JPL MUR sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 8 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.