Malachite – Residency
4th sighting in Salish Sea
Malachite @73874
Aug 19 – 25, 2021 · Salish Sea
Salish Sea · Aug 2021
161 m
Deepest dive
6:17
Longest dive
33
Dives
- Sightings
- 3
- Days between first and last sighting
- 6
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2021 | 68 m | 17.3°C | 55 m |
| Aug 25, 2021 | 305 m | 17.8°C | 161 m |
| Aug 25, 2021 | 169 m | 17.5°C | 48 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
161 m
Deepest dive
6:17
Longest dive
33
Dives
30 m
Avg dive depth
3
Sightings
6
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 (305 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Aug 25, 2021
measured- Seafloor depth
- 305 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 17.8°C
- Distance from shore
- 13.0 km
Across the residency · 3 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 68 m – 305 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 17.3°C – 17.8°C
- Distance from shore
- 2.0 km – 13.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NASA JPL MUR sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 3 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.