Vector Equilibrium – Residency
4th sighting in Chatham Strait
Vector Equilibrium @50932
May 30 – Jul 20, 2026 · Chatham Strait
Herring Season, Right on Time
Rolled into the strait just as the herring did — perfect timing, no help needed.
178 m
Deepest dive
5:46
Longest dive
54
Dives
- Sightings
- 2
- Days between first and last sighting
- 51
- Deepest dive on record
- 178 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 2026 | 54 m | 8.5°C | 46 m |
| Jul 20, 2026 | 358 m | 13.1°C | 178 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
178 m
Deepest dive
5:46
Longest dive
54
Dives
25 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
51
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 (358 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jul 20, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 358 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 13.1°C
- Distance from shore
- 3.0 km
Across the residency · 2 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 54 m – 358 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 8.5°C – 13.1°C
- Distance from shore
- 3.0 km – 5.0 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.