Daylight – Residency
23rd sighting in Monterey Bay
Daylight @7478
May 12 – Aug 10, 2023 · Monterey Bay
Monterey Bay · May – Aug 2023
58 m
Deepest dive
3:14
Longest dive
45
Dives
- Sightings
- 4
- Days between first and last sighting
- 90
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2023 | 63 m | 13.2°C | 50 m |
| May 20, 2023 | 66 m | 14.0°C | 58 m |
| May 25, 2023 | 98 m | 13.4°C | 55 m |
| Aug 10, 2023 | 51 m | 14.6°C | 40 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
58 m
Deepest dive
3:14
Longest dive
45
Dives
22 m
Avg dive depth
4
Sightings
90
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 (66 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · May 20, 2023
measured- Seafloor depth
- 66 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 14.0°C
- Distance from shore
- 5.0 km
Across the residency · 4 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 51 m – 98 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 13.2°C – 14.6°C
- Distance from shore
- 5.0 km – 15.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NASA JPL MUR sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 4 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.