Chardonnay – Residency
3rd sighting in Sitka Sound & Outer Baranof
Chardonnay @5303
Mar 21 – Aug 5, 2023 · Sitka Sound & Outer Baranof
Sitka Sound & Outer Baranof · Mar – Aug 2023
81 m
Deepest dive
2:54
Longest dive
95
Dives
- Sightings
- 8
- Days between first and last sighting
- 137
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 2023 | 73 m | 4.5°C | 36 m |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 70 m | 4.4°C | 34 m |
| Mar 29, 2023 | 64 m | 4.4°C | 42 m |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 123 m | 5.6°C | 81 m |
| May 1, 2023 | 177 m | 5.9°C | 57 m |
| May 9, 2023 | 66 m | 6.5°C | 53 m |
| Jul 16, 2023 | 52 m | 13.7°C | 45 m |
| Aug 5, 2023 | 112 m | 15.6°C | 42 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
81 m
Deepest dive
2:54
Longest dive
95
Dives
24 m
Avg dive depth
8
Sightings
137
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 (123 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Apr 30, 2023
measured- Seafloor depth
- 123 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 5.6°C
- Distance from shore
- 1.0 km
Across the residency · 8 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 52 m – 177 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 4.4°C – 15.6°C
- Distance from shore
- 1.0 km – 2.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NASA JPL MUR sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 8 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.