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Chatham Strait

Equals – Residency

24th sighting in Chatham Strait
Fluke of Equals
Equals Confirmed in the catalog @5325
Jun 3 – Aug 7, 2023 · Chatham Strait

Chatham Strait · Jun – Aug 2023

112 m
Deepest dive
3:19
Longest dive
277
Dives
Sightings
16
Days between first and last sighting
65

Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured

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SightingSeafloorSea tempDeepest dive (modelled)
Jun 3, 202385 m8.6°C34 m
Jun 8, 202363 m9.0°C46 m
Jun 9, 202354 m9.2°C49 m
Jun 21, 202362 m9.8°C46 m
Jul 8, 2023111 m11.9°C70 m
Jul 11, 2023111 m11.8°C59 m
Jul 11, 202350 m12.0°C44 m
Jul 12, 202364 m12.1°C50 m
Jul 14, 202364 m13.1°C44 m
Jul 14, 202342 m13.0°C38 m
Jul 15, 202366 m13.0°C60 m
Jul 17, 202391 m12.0°C56 m
Jul 20, 202346 m11.7°C36 m
Jul 22, 2023418 m15.1°C112 m
Jul 24, 202363 m12.2°C46 m
Aug 7, 202353 m12.8°C48 m

Seafloor and sea temperature measured · ✳ dives modelled

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Deepest dive against the seafloor, per sighting

Seafloor · measured Deepest dive · modelled
Jun 3, 2023 — seafloor 85 m (measured), deepest dive 34 m (modelled)Jun 3Jun 8, 2023 — seafloor 63 m (measured), deepest dive 46 m (modelled)Jun 9, 2023 — seafloor 54 m (measured), deepest dive 49 m (modelled)Jun 21, 2023 — seafloor 62 m (measured), deepest dive 46 m (modelled)Jun 21Jul 8, 2023 — seafloor 111 m (measured), deepest dive 70 m (modelled)Jul 11, 2023 — seafloor 111 m (measured), deepest dive 59 m (modelled)Jul 11, 2023 — seafloor 50 m (measured), deepest dive 44 m (modelled)Jul 11Jul 12, 2023 — seafloor 64 m (measured), deepest dive 50 m (modelled)Jul 14, 2023 — seafloor 64 m (measured), deepest dive 44 m (modelled)Jul 14, 2023 — seafloor 42 m (measured), deepest dive 38 m (modelled)Jul 14Jul 15, 2023 — seafloor 66 m (measured), deepest dive 60 m (modelled)Jul 17, 2023 — seafloor 91 m (measured), deepest dive 56 m (modelled)Jul 20, 2023 — seafloor 46 m (measured), deepest dive 36 m (modelled)Jul 20Jul 22, 2023 — seafloor 418 m (measured), deepest dive 112 m (modelled)Jul 24, 2023 — seafloor 63 m (measured), deepest dive 46 m (modelled)Aug 7, 2023 — seafloor 53 m (measured), deepest dive 48 m (modelled)Aug 7

Depth runs down from the surface. The modelled dive never passes the measured seafloor at that sighting.

Dives

112 m
Deepest dive
3:19
Longest dive
277
Dives
23 m
Avg dive depth
16
Sightings
65
Days first → last

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Dive profile

modelled
075150112 mstartdive sequence (illustrative)

Depth shaped by the seafloor limit here (418 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.

Deep Effort Score

Deep

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Place

Where this happened · Jul 22, 2023

measured
Seafloor depth
418 m
Sea-surface temperature
15.1°C
Distance from shore
6.0 km

Across the residency · 16 sightings

measured
Seafloor depth
42 m – 418 m
Sea-surface temperature
8.6°C – 15.1°C
Distance from shore
1.0 km – 6.0 km

Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NASA JPL MUR sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance

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Source records

This activity is assembled from 16 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.

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