Kappa – Residency
5th sighting in Salish Sea
Kappa @5415
Sep 21 – 24, 2017 · Salish Sea
Salish Sea · Sep 2017
68 m
Deepest dive
2:26
Longest dive
14
Dives
- Sightings
- 2
- Days between first and last sighting
- 4
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2017 | 171 m | 10.0°C | 68 m |
| Sep 24, 2017 | 180 m | 10.6°C | 24 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
68 m
Deepest dive
2:26
Longest dive
14
Dives
17 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
4
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 (171 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Sep 21, 2017
measured- Seafloor depth
- 171 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 10.0°C
- Distance from shore
- 6.0 km
Across the residency · 2 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 171 m – 180 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 10.0°C – 10.6°C
- Distance from shore
- 6.0 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.