Kelpie – Residency
9th sighting in Salish Sea
Kelpie @73867
May 24 – Aug 23, 2023 · Salish Sea
Salish Sea · May – Aug 2023
162 m
Deepest dive
5:09
Longest dive
49
Dives
- Sightings
- 5
- Days between first and last sighting
- 91
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 | 171 m | — | 41 m |
| May 29, 2023 | 410 m | — | 26 m |
| Jun 2, 2023 | 335 m | — | 162 m |
| Jul 27, 2023 | 399 m | — | 47 m |
| Aug 23, 2023 | 323 m | — | 136 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
162 m
Deepest dive
5:09
Longest dive
49
Dives
24 m
Avg dive depth
5
Sightings
91
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 (335 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jun 2, 2023
measured- Seafloor depth
- 335 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- —
- Distance from shore
- 12.0 km
Across the residency · 5 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 171 m – 410 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- —
- Distance from shore
- 6.0 km – 12.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 5 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.