Potamus – Residency
11th sighting in Salish Sea
Potamus @7171
Jul 31 – Aug 28, 2023 · Salish Sea
Salish Sea · Jul – Aug 2023
56 m
Deepest dive
1:56
Longest dive
10
Dives
- Sightings
- 2
- Days between first and last sighting
- 28
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2023 | 14 m | — | 9 m |
| Aug 28, 2023 | 105 m | — | 56 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
56 m
Deepest dive
1:56
Longest dive
10
Dives
15 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
28
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 (105 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Aug 28, 2023
measured- Seafloor depth
- 105 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- —
- Distance from shore
- 2.0 km
Across the residency · 2 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 14 m – 105 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- —
- Distance from shore
- 1.0 km – 2.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 2 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.