Malachite – Residency
15th sighting in Salish Sea
Malachite @73874
Apr 14 – Jul 28, 2023 · Salish Sea
Salish Sea · Apr – Jul 2023
57 m
Deepest dive
2:17
Longest dive
38
Dives
- Sightings
- 5
- Days between first and last sighting
- 105
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2023 | 53 m | 8.6°C | 31 m |
| Apr 25, 2023 | 57 m | 8.2°C | 43 m |
| May 13, 2023 | 57 m | 15.2°C | 37 m |
| Jun 2, 2023 | 335 m | 17.4°C | 29 m |
| Jul 28, 2023 | 91 m | 15.1°C | 57 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
57 m
Deepest dive
2:17
Longest dive
38
Dives
20 m
Avg dive depth
5
Sightings
105
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 (91 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jul 28, 2023
measured- Seafloor depth
- 91 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 15.1°C
- Distance from shore
- 1.0 km
Across the residency · 5 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 53 m – 335 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 8.2°C – 17.4°C
- Distance from shore
- 1.0 km – 12.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NASA JPL MUR sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 5 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.