Moth-man – Residency
2nd sighting in Chatham Strait
Moth-man @57895
May 31 – Aug 6, 2026 · Chatham Strait
Chatham Strait, high tide summer
Cold water met me right on schedule, and I got photographed twice enjoying it.
103 m
Deepest dive
3:32
Longest dive
17
Dives
- Sightings
- 2
- Days between first and last sighting
- 66
- Deepest dive on record
- 103 m · this residency
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 100 m | 8.6°C | 48 m |
| Aug 6, 2026 | 599 m | 12.9°C | 103 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
103 m
Deepest dive
3:32
Longest dive
17
Dives
26 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
66
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 (599 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Aug 6, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 599 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 12.9°C
- Distance from shore
- 3.0 km
Across the residency · 2 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 100 m – 599 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 8.6°C – 12.9°C
- Distance from shore
- 3.0 km – 5.0 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.