Merlot – Residency
21st sighting in Glacier Bay & Icy Strait
Merlot @5320
Jul 23 – Sep 6, 2020 · Glacier Bay & Icy Strait
Glacier Bay & Icy Strait · Jul – Sep 2020
73 m
Deepest dive
2:40
Longest dive
97
Dives
- Sightings
- 6
- Days between first and last sighting
- 45
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 2020 | 90 m | 12.2°C | 52 m |
| Aug 10, 2020 | 113 m | 12.9°C | 38 m |
| Aug 12, 2020 | 40 m | 11.5°C | 35 m |
| Aug 12, 2020 | 141 m | 11.6°C | 55 m |
| Sep 5, 2020 | 86 m | 10.9°C | 73 m |
| Sep 6, 2020 | 88 m | 11.0°C | 64 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
73 m
Deepest dive
2:40
Longest dive
97
Dives
21 m
Avg dive depth
6
Sightings
45
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 (86 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Sep 5, 2020
measured- Seafloor depth
- 86 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 10.9°C
- Distance from shore
- 1.0 km
Across the residency · 6 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 40 m – 141 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 10.9°C – 12.9°C
- Distance from shore
- 1.0 km – 3.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NASA JPL MUR sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 6 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.