Ampersand – Residency
3rd sighting in South Africa
Ampersand @84951
Jan 14 – 26, 2003 · South Africa
South Africa · Jan 2003
72 m
Deepest dive
3:20
Longest dive
49
Dives
- Sightings
- 2
- Days between first and last sighting
- 12
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 2003 | 79 m | — | 67 m |
| Jan 26, 2003 | 79 m | — | 72 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
72 m
Deepest dive
3:20
Longest dive
49
Dives
22 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
12
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 (79 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jan 26, 2003
measured- Seafloor depth
- 79 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- —
- Distance from shore
- 8.0 km
Across the residency · 2 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 79 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- —
- Distance from shore
- 8.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 2 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.