Split Fluke – Residency
36th sighting in Salish Sea
Split Fluke @3534
Jun 27 – Sep 13, 2017 · Salish Sea
Salish Sea · Jun – Sep 2017
116 m
Deepest dive
4:26
Longest dive
60
Dives
- Sightings
- 5
- Days between first and last sighting
- 78
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2017 | 167 m | 11.9°C | 56 m |
| Jul 3, 2017 | 29 m | 12.2°C | 23 m |
| Jul 5, 2017 | 97 m | 12.3°C | 67 m |
| Jul 17, 2017 | 154 m | 11.7°C | 116 m |
| Sep 13, 2017 | 176 m | 11.3°C | 66 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
116 m
Deepest dive
4:26
Longest dive
60
Dives
24 m
Avg dive depth
5
Sightings
78
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 (154 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jul 17, 2017
measured- Seafloor depth
- 154 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 11.7°C
- Distance from shore
- 7.0 km
Across the residency · 5 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 29 m – 176 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 11.3°C – 12.3°C
- Distance from shore
- 3.0 km – 8.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NASA JPL MUR sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 5 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.