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Monterey Bay

2021-2022 calf of HW-MN0502512 – Residency

5th sighting in Monterey Bay
Fluke of 2021-2022 calf of HW-MN0502512
2021-2022 calf of HW-MN0502512 Confirmed in the catalog @81691
Aug 7 – 19, 2024 · Monterey Bay

Monterey Bay · Aug 2024

177 m
Deepest dive
4:57
Longest dive
37
Dives
Sightings
2
Days between first and last sighting
12
Deepest dive on record
177 m · this residency

Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured

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SightingSeafloorSea tempDeepest dive (modelled)
Aug 7, 202492 m—45 m
Aug 19, 2024403 m—177 m

Seafloor and sea temperature measured · ✳ dives modelled

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Deepest dive against the seafloor, per sighting

Seafloor · measured Deepest dive · modelled
Aug 7, 2024 — seafloor 92 m (measured), deepest dive 45 m (modelled)Aug 7Aug 19, 2024 — seafloor 403 m (measured), deepest dive 177 m (modelled)Aug 19

Depth runs down from the surface. The modelled dive never passes the measured seafloor at that sighting.

Dives

177 m
Deepest dive
4:57
Longest dive
37
Dives
25 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
12
Days first → last

Dive metrics are modelled within real depth limits — not measured

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Dive profile

modelled
0100200177 mstartdive sequence (illustrative)

Depth shaped by the seafloor limit here (403 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.

Deep Effort Score

Deep

Depth, duration and recovery resolved into a single number for this session.

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Place

Where this happened · Aug 19, 2024

measured
Seafloor depth
403 m
Sea-surface temperature
—
Distance from shore
8.0 km

Across the residency · 2 sightings

measured
Seafloor depth
92 m – 403 m
Sea-surface temperature
—
Distance from shore
8.0 km – 13.0 km

Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · PacIOOS coastline distance

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Source records

This activity is assembled from 2 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.

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