Fluke Skywalker – Residency
83rd sighting in Monterey BayFluke Skywalker @59249
Aug 19 – Nov 21, 2023 · Monterey Bay
Monterey Bay · Aug – Nov 2023
83 m
Deepest dive
2:51
Longest dive
102
Dives
- Sightings
- 7
- Days between first and last sighting
- 94
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2023 | 47 m | 16.7°C | 40 m |
| Aug 28, 2023 | 142 m | 17.7°C | 83 m |
| Aug 29, 2023 | 567 m | 17.8°C | 26 m |
| Sep 13, 2023 | 81 m | 15.6°C | 63 m |
| Sep 20, 2023 | 80 m | 16.7°C | 66 m |
| Oct 10, 2023 | 61 m | 15.6°C | 29 m |
| Nov 21, 2023 | 88 m | 15.1°C | 75 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
83 m
Deepest dive
2:51
Longest dive
102
Dives
24 m
Avg dive depth
7
Sightings
94
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 (142 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Aug 28, 2023
measured- Seafloor depth
- 142 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 17.7°C
- Distance from shore
- 12.0 km
Across the residency · 7 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 47 m – 567 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 15.1°C – 17.8°C
- Distance from shore
- 3.0 km – 17.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NASA JPL MUR sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 7 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.