Willy II – Residency
42nd sighting in Monterey Bay
Willy II @4627
Apr 14 – May 16, 2022 · Monterey Bay
Back to the Bay
Another month in my favorite dining room, where the krill never disappoints.
75 m
Deepest dive
3:49
Longest dive
20
Dives
- Sightings
- 3
- Days between first and last sighting
- 32
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2022 | 27 m | — | 22 m |
| May 6, 2022 | 107 m | 11.2°C | 75 m |
| May 16, 2022 | 81 m | 11.1°C | 54 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
75 m
Deepest dive
3:49
Longest dive
20
Dives
20 m
Avg dive depth
3
Sightings
32
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 (107 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · May 6, 2022
measured- Seafloor depth
- 107 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 11.2°C
- Distance from shore
- 10.0 km
Across the residency · 3 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 27 m – 107 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 11.1°C – 11.2°C
- Distance from shore
- 1.0 km – 10.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NASA JPL MUR sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 3 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.