Ponds – Residency
2nd sighting in Chatham Strait
Ponds @49188
Aug 12 – 13, 2025 · Chatham Strait
Chatham Strait · Aug 2025
82 m
Deepest dive
2:38
Longest dive
12
Dives
- Sightings
- 2
- Days between first and last sighting
- Same day
- Deepest dive on record
- 82 m · this residency
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2025 | 602 m | 13.8°C | 37 m |
| Aug 13, 2025 | 624 m | 13.8°C | 82 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
82 m
Deepest dive
2:38
Longest dive
12
Dives
23 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
Same day
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 (624 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Aug 13, 2025
measured- Seafloor depth
- 624 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 13.8°C
- Distance from shore
- 6.0 km
Across the residency · 2 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 602 m – 624 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 13.8°C – 13.8°C
- Distance from shore
- 5.0 km – 6.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NASA JPL MUR sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 2 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.