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Gulf of Maine

Sigma – Residency

14th sighting in Gulf of Maine
Fluke of Sigma
Sigma Confirmed in the catalog @7336
Jun 11 – Aug 13, 2024 · Gulf of Maine

Gulf of Maine · Jun – Aug 2024

83 m
Deepest dive
3:27
Longest dive
48
Dives
Sightings
5
Days between first and last sighting
63
Deepest dive on record
83 m · this residency

Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured

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SightingSeafloorSea tempDeepest dive (modelled)
Jun 11, 2024125 m—33 m
Jul 14, 2024138 m—83 m
Jul 20, 2024115 m—27 m
Jul 27, 2024123 m—75 m
Aug 13, 2024116 m—55 m

Seafloor and sea temperature measured · ✳ dives modelled

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Deepest dive against the seafloor, per sighting

Seafloor · measured Deepest dive · modelled
Jun 11, 2024 — seafloor 125 m (measured), deepest dive 33 m (modelled)Jun 11Jul 14, 2024 — seafloor 138 m (measured), deepest dive 83 m (modelled)Jul 14Jul 20, 2024 — seafloor 115 m (measured), deepest dive 27 m (modelled)Jul 20Jul 27, 2024 — seafloor 123 m (measured), deepest dive 75 m (modelled)Jul 27Aug 13, 2024 — seafloor 116 m (measured), deepest dive 55 m (modelled)Aug 13

Depth runs down from the surface. The modelled dive never passes the measured seafloor at that sighting.

Dives

83 m
Deepest dive
3:27
Longest dive
48
Dives
20 m
Avg dive depth
5
Sightings
63
Days first → last

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Dive profile

modelled
05010083 mstartdive sequence (illustrative)

Depth shaped by the seafloor limit here (138 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.

Deep Effort Score

Deep

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Place

Where this happened · Jul 14, 2024

measured
Seafloor depth
138 m
Sea-surface temperature
—
Distance from shore
21.0 km

Across the residency · 5 sightings

measured
Seafloor depth
115 m – 138 m
Sea-surface temperature
—
Distance from shore
6.0 km – 25.0 km

Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · PacIOOS coastline distance

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Source records

This activity is assembled from 5 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.

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