Arial – Residency
14th sighting in Salish SeaArial @7579
Jul 3 – Sep 17, 2023 · Salish Sea
Salish Sea · Jul – Sep 2023
98 m
Deepest dive
3:49
Longest dive
25
Dives
- Sightings
- 4
- Days between first and last sighting
- 76
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2023 | 145 m | 14.8°C | 60 m |
| Jul 27, 2023 | 132 m | 19.1°C | 98 m |
| Aug 30, 2023 | 239 m | 17.5°C | 28 m |
| Sep 17, 2023 | 79 m | 16.5°C | 43 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
98 m
Deepest dive
3:49
Longest dive
25
Dives
28 m
Avg dive depth
4
Sightings
76
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 (132 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jul 27, 2023
measured- Seafloor depth
- 132 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 19.1°C
- Distance from shore
- 6.0 km
Across the residency · 4 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 79 m – 239 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 14.8°C – 19.1°C
- Distance from shore
- 2.0 km – 9.0 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.