Willy – Residency
14th sighting in Monterey Bay
Willy @6862
Aug 3 – 18, 2019 · Monterey Bay
Monterey Bay · Aug 2019
102 m
Deepest dive
3:54
Longest dive
35
Dives
- Sightings
- 6
- 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2019 | 86 m | 14.5°C | — |
| Aug 6, 2019 | 38 m | 13.5°C | — |
| Aug 7, 2019 | 72 m | 13.1°C | — |
| Aug 9, 2019 | 58 m | 13.0°C | 40 m |
| Aug 10, 2019 | 76 m | 13.3°C | 32 m |
| Aug 18, 2019 | 183 m | 15.9°C | 102 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
102 m
Deepest dive
3:54
Longest dive
35
Dives
20 m
Avg dive depth
6
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 (183 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Aug 18, 2019
measured- Seafloor depth
- 183 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 15.9°C
- Distance from shore
- 5.0 km
Across the residency · 6 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 38 m – 183 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 13.0°C – 15.9°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 6 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.