Willy – Residency
17th sighting in Monterey Bay
Willy @6862
Nov 18 – 29, 2019 · Monterey Bay
Monterey Bay · Nov 2019
274 m
Deepest dive
8:33
Longest dive
40
Dives
- Sightings
- 3
- Days between first and last sighting
- 11
- Deepest dive on record
- 274 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18, 2019 | 1,435 m | 14.1°C | 88 m |
| Nov 22, 2019 | 538 m | 13.6°C | 274 m |
| Nov 29, 2019 | 110 m | 12.6°C | 71 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
274 m
Deepest dive
8:33
Longest dive
40
Dives
36 m
Avg dive depth
3
Sightings
11
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 (538 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Nov 22, 2019
measured- Seafloor depth
- 538 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 13.6°C
- Distance from shore
- 9.0 km
Across the residency · 3 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 110 m – 1,435 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 12.6°C – 14.1°C
- Distance from shore
- 9.0 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.