Bowser – Residency
23rd sighting in Santa Barbara Channel
Bowser @558
May 11 – Sep 9, 2023 · Santa Barbara Channel
Summer in the Channel
Found my rhythm in these familiar waters, surfacing when the mood struck.
209 m
Deepest dive
6:11
Longest dive
25
Dives
- Sightings
- 3
- Days between first and last sighting
- 121
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2023 | 277 m | 14.2°C | 209 m |
| Jun 12, 2023 | 466 m | 16.6°C | 140 m |
| Sep 9, 2023 | 134 m | 20.4°C | 77 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
209 m
Deepest dive
6:11
Longest dive
25
Dives
45 m
Avg dive depth
3
Sightings
121
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 (277 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · May 11, 2023
measured- Seafloor depth
- 277 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 14.2°C
- Distance from shore
- 13.0 km
Across the residency · 3 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 134 m – 466 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 14.2°C – 20.4°C
- Distance from shore
- 10.0 km – 13.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NASA JPL MUR sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 3 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.