Fluke of Madonna Confirmed in the catalog

Madonna @697

Madonna was part of an extended Humpback Whale - Bigg's (Transient) Killer Whale - Gray Whale encounter also in these videos: video 1, video 2, video 3 and part of this paper by Pitman et al. Between 2012 and 2016, Madonna lost a piece of the tail trailing edge. And we know Madonna visits breeding grounds in coastal Mexico, thanks to a sighting in Sayulita We know of Madonna from research conducted by Cascadia Research Collective and collaborators. This whale is known as a female from observation with a calf. Mother of 2020-2021 calf of Madonna (California) and from research by NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC)

Monterey Bay · North Pacific

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18
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Last 12 months 1 sighting
  1. N 2025-11: 0 sightings
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  9. J 2026-07: 1 sighting
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Activities

11 in Risa
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Monterey Bay · Jul 2026 Jul 3, 2026 · Monterey Bay · 1 sighting Deepest dive127 m Longest dive5:43
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Monterey Bay · Sep 2025 Sep 7, 2025 · Monterey Bay · 2 sightings Deepest dive37 m Longest dive1:50
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Gulf of California · Dec 2024 Dec 17, 2024 · Gulf of California · 1 sighting Deepest dive98 m Longest dive3:31
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Monterey Bay · Aug 2023 Aug 12, 2023 · Monterey Bay · 1 sighting Deepest dive93 m Longest dive2:56
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Monterey Bay · Aug – Sep 2021 Aug 22 – Sep 22, 2021 · Monterey Bay · 4 sightings Deepest dive128 m Longest dive5:58
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North Pacific · May 2021 May 20, 2021 · North Pacific · 2 sightings Deepest dive282 m Longest dive8:49
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Monterey Bay · Sep 2020 Sep 10, 2020 · Monterey Bay · 1 sighting Deepest dive148 m Longest dive5:59
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Monterey Bay · Jul – Aug 2018 Jul 22 – Aug 28, 2018 · Monterey Bay · 3 sightings Deepest dive— Longest dive—
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Monterey Bay · Nov – Dec 2017 Nov 10 – Dec 2, 2017 · Monterey Bay · 2 sightings Deepest dive— Longest dive—
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Monterey Bay · May 2012 May 6, 2012 · Monterey Bay · 1 sighting Deepest dive— Longest dive—
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Monterey Bay · Jun 2009 Jun 14, 2009 · Monterey Bay · 1 sighting Deepest dive— Longest dive—

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