Willy II – Residency
39th sighting in Monterey Bay
Willy II @4627
May 8 – 10, 2021 · Monterey Bay
Monterey Bay · May 2021
57 m
Deepest dive
2:37
Longest dive
26
Dives
- Sightings
- 3
- Days between first and last sighting
- 2
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2021 | 72 m | 11.8°C | 45 m |
| May 9, 2021 | 69 m | 11.7°C | 49 m |
| May 10, 2021 | 72 m | 12.0°C | 57 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
57 m
Deepest dive
2:37
Longest dive
26
Dives
22 m
Avg dive depth
3
Sightings
2
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 · May 10, 2021
measured- Seafloor depth
- 72 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 12.0°C
- Distance from shore
- 5.0 km
Across the residency · 3 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 69 m – 72 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 11.7°C – 12.0°C
- Distance from shore
- 5.0 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.