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Chatham Strait

Kuhukuku – Residency

4th sighting in Chatham Strait
Fluke of Kuhukuku
Kuhukuku Confirmed in the catalog @5476
Aug 5 – Sep 16, 2023 · Chatham Strait

Chatham Strait · Aug – Sep 2023

81 m
Deepest dive
2:40
Longest dive
28
Dives
Sightings
2
Days between first and last sighting
42

Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured

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SightingSeafloorSea tempDeepest dive (modelled)
Aug 5, 2023316 m—81 m
Sep 16, 2023232 m—51 m

Seafloor and sea temperature measured · ✳ dives modelled

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Deepest dive against the seafloor, per sighting

Seafloor · measured Deepest dive · modelled
Aug 5, 2023 — seafloor 316 m (measured), deepest dive 81 m (modelled)Aug 5Sep 16, 2023 — seafloor 232 m (measured), deepest dive 51 m (modelled)Sep 16

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

Dives

81 m
Deepest dive
2:40
Longest dive
28
Dives
23 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
42
Days first → last

Dive metrics are modelled within real depth limits — not measured

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Dive profile

modelled
05010081 mstartdive sequence (illustrative)

Depth shaped by the seafloor limit here (316 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.

Deep Effort Score

Deep

Depth, duration and recovery resolved into a single number for this session.

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Place

Where this happened · Aug 5, 2023

measured
Seafloor depth
316 m
Sea-surface temperature
—
Distance from shore
5.0 km

Across the residency · 2 sightings

measured
Seafloor depth
232 m – 316 m
Sea-surface temperature
—
Distance from shore
1.0 km – 5.0 km

Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · PacIOOS coastline distance

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Source records

This activity is assembled from 2 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.

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