Talisman – Residency
45th sighting in Monterey Bay
Talisman @7265
May 24 – Aug 28, 2023 · Monterey Bay
Monterey Bay · May – Aug 2023
164 m
Deepest dive
6:34
Longest dive
107
Dives
- Sightings
- 8
- Days between first and last sighting
- 96
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2023 | 567 m | 13.2°C | 164 m |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 164 m | 15.3°C | 58 m |
| Jul 25, 2023 | 100 m | 15.2°C | 51 m |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 26 m | 15.5°C | 24 m |
| Aug 7, 2023 | 104 m | 13.4°C | 69 m |
| Aug 8, 2023 | 76 m | 14.0°C | 47 m |
| Aug 12, 2023 | 555 m | 14.9°C | 30 m |
| Aug 28, 2023 | 49 m | 17.8°C | 32 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
164 m
Deepest dive
6:34
Longest dive
107
Dives
22 m
Avg dive depth
8
Sightings
96
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 (567 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · May 24, 2023
measured- Seafloor depth
- 567 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 13.2°C
- Distance from shore
- 16.0 km
Across the residency · 8 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 26 m – 567 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 13.2°C – 17.8°C
- Distance from shore
- 4.0 km – 16.0 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.