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Salish Sea

Zephyr – Residency

65th sighting in Salish Sea
Fluke of Zephyr
Zephyr Confirmed in the catalog @4182
Apr 28 – Aug 6, 2023 · Salish Sea

Salish Sea · Apr – Aug 2023

116 m
Deepest dive
4:53
Longest dive
193
Dives
Sightings
16
Days between first and last sighting
100

Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured

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SightingSeafloorSea tempDeepest dive (modelled)
Apr 28, 2023135 m9.4°C66 m
May 7, 2023101 m9.7°C44 m
May 14, 2023204 m13.0°C113 m
May 14, 202389 m11.7°C64 m
Jun 23, 2023123 m10.8°C46 m
Jun 24, 2023159 m10.9°C113 m
Jul 10, 2023109 m11.6°C58 m
Jul 10, 2023107 m11.6°C98 m
Jul 12, 2023155 m12.2°C104 m
Jul 18, 202357 m12.1°C36 m
Jul 19, 202341 m12.3°C20 m
Jul 19, 2023138 m12.1°C59 m
Jul 19, 2023139 m12.3°C116 m
Jul 24, 2023107 m12.2°C48 m
Jul 28, 2023166 m12.1°C86 m
Aug 6, 2023204 m14.7°C34 m

Seafloor and sea temperature measured · ✳ dives modelled

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Deepest dive against the seafloor, per sighting

Seafloor · measured Deepest dive · modelled
Apr 28, 2023 — seafloor 135 m (measured), deepest dive 66 m (modelled)Apr 28May 7, 2023 — seafloor 101 m (measured), deepest dive 44 m (modelled)May 14, 2023 — seafloor 204 m (measured), deepest dive 113 m (modelled)May 14, 2023 — seafloor 89 m (measured), deepest dive 64 m (modelled)May 14Jun 23, 2023 — seafloor 123 m (measured), deepest dive 46 m (modelled)Jun 24, 2023 — seafloor 159 m (measured), deepest dive 113 m (modelled)Jul 10, 2023 — seafloor 109 m (measured), deepest dive 58 m (modelled)Jul 10Jul 10, 2023 — seafloor 107 m (measured), deepest dive 98 m (modelled)Jul 12, 2023 — seafloor 155 m (measured), deepest dive 104 m (modelled)Jul 18, 2023 — seafloor 57 m (measured), deepest dive 36 m (modelled)Jul 18Jul 19, 2023 — seafloor 41 m (measured), deepest dive 20 m (modelled)Jul 19, 2023 — seafloor 138 m (measured), deepest dive 59 m (modelled)Jul 19, 2023 — seafloor 139 m (measured), deepest dive 116 m (modelled)Jul 19Jul 24, 2023 — seafloor 107 m (measured), deepest dive 48 m (modelled)Jul 28, 2023 — seafloor 166 m (measured), deepest dive 86 m (modelled)Aug 6, 2023 — seafloor 204 m (measured), deepest dive 34 m (modelled)Aug 6

Depth runs down from the surface. The modelled dive never passes the measured seafloor at that sighting.

Dives

116 m
Deepest dive
4:53
Longest dive
193
Dives
25 m
Avg dive depth
16
Sightings
100
Days first → last

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Dive profile

modelled
075150116 mstartdive sequence (illustrative)

Depth shaped by the seafloor limit here (139 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.

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Deep

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Place

Where this happened · Jul 19, 2023

measured
Seafloor depth
139 m
Sea-surface temperature
12.3°C
Distance from shore
12.0 km

Across the residency · 16 sightings

measured
Seafloor depth
41 m – 204 m
Sea-surface temperature
9.4°C – 14.7°C
Distance from shore
1.0 km – 13.0 km

Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NASA JPL MUR sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance

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Source records

This activity is assembled from 16 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.

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