Heather – Residency
37th sighting in Salish Sea
Heather @533
Jun 4 – Oct 28, 2017 · Salish Sea
Salish Sea · Jun – Oct 2017
96 m
Deepest dive
4:15
Longest dive
47
Dives
- Sightings
- 6
- Days between first and last sighting
- 146
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 2017 | 63 m | 11.6°C | 35 m |
| Jul 21, 2017 | 69 m | 11.8°C | 52 m |
| Jul 24, 2017 | 179 m | 11.9°C | 26 m |
| Aug 17, 2017 | 127 m | 12.1°C | 35 m |
| Sep 21, 2017 | 213 m | 10.6°C | 96 m |
| Oct 28, 2017 | 151 m | 10.6°C | 68 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
96 m
Deepest dive
4:15
Longest dive
47
Dives
21 m
Avg dive depth
6
Sightings
146
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 (213 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Sep 21, 2017
measured- Seafloor depth
- 213 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 10.6°C
- Distance from shore
- 8.0 km
Across the residency · 6 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 63 m – 213 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 10.6°C – 12.1°C
- Distance from shore
- 4.0 km – 8.0 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.