Split Fluke – Residency
31st sighting in Salish Sea
Split Fluke @3534
Apr 16 – Nov 9, 2016 · Salish Sea
Salish Sea · Apr – Nov 2016
127 m
Deepest dive
4:18
Longest dive
88
Dives
- Sightings
- 8
- Days between first and last sighting
- 207
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 2016 | 175 m | 9.6°C | 108 m |
| May 2, 2016 | 190 m | 10.5°C | 71 m |
| Jul 6, 2016 | 178 m | 10.5°C | 125 m |
| Jul 12, 2016 | 168 m | 12.1°C | 127 m |
| Jul 20, 2016 | 68 m | 14.2°C | 56 m |
| Jul 21, 2016 | 81 m | 11.9°C | 52 m |
| Sep 4, 2016 | 173 m | 10.7°C | 38 m |
| Nov 9, 2016 | 197 m | 10.9°C | 45 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
127 m
Deepest dive
4:18
Longest dive
88
Dives
25 m
Avg dive depth
8
Sightings
207
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 (168 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jul 12, 2016
measured- Seafloor depth
- 168 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 12.1°C
- Distance from shore
- 4.0 km
Across the residency · 8 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 68 m – 197 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 9.6°C – 14.2°C
- Distance from shore
- 1.0 km – 7.0 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.