Galaxy – Residency
3rd sighting in Monterey BayGalaxy @686
May 21 – Jun 5, 2012 · Monterey Bay
Monterey Bay · May – Jun 2012
79 m
Deepest dive
3:13
Longest dive
27
Dives
- Sightings
- 2
- Days between first and last sighting
- 15
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2012 | 160 m | 11.8°C | 73 m |
| Jun 5, 2012 | 107 m | 11.3°C | 79 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
79 m
Deepest dive
3:13
Longest dive
27
Dives
23 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
15
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 (107 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jun 5, 2012
measured- Seafloor depth
- 107 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 11.3°C
- Distance from shore
- 6.0 km
Across the residency · 2 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 107 m – 160 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 11.3°C – 11.8°C
- Distance from shore
- 6.0 km – 7.0 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.