Raptor – Residency
43rd sighting in Salish Sea
Raptor @7009
Jul 12 – Oct 14, 2023 · Salish Sea
Salish Sea · Jul – Oct 2023
117 m
Deepest dive
4:48
Longest dive
153
Dives
- Sightings
- 8
- 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2023 | 128 m | 12.1°C | 95 m |
| Jul 14, 2023 | 118 m | 16.5°C | 30 m |
| Jul 23, 2023 | 119 m | 12.0°C | 103 m |
| Aug 19, 2023 | 116 m | 14.9°C | 51 m |
| Sep 2, 2023 | 105 m | 16.7°C | 59 m |
| Sep 17, 2023 | 79 m | 16.5°C | 62 m |
| Sep 22, 2023 | 169 m | 15.1°C | 117 m |
| Oct 14, 2023 | 117 m | 12.8°C | 97 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
117 m
Deepest dive
4:48
Longest dive
153
Dives
29 m
Avg dive depth
8
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 (169 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Sep 22, 2023
measured- Seafloor depth
- 169 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 15.1°C
- Distance from shore
- 5.0 km
Across the residency · 8 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 79 m – 169 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 12.0°C – 16.7°C
- Distance from shore
- 1.0 km – 10.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NASA JPL MUR sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 8 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.