HW-MN0801304 – Residency
1st sighting in South Africa
HW-MN0801304 @85812
Dec 1, 2023 – Jan 9, 2024 · South Africa
South Africa · Dec 2023 – Jan 2024
61 m
Deepest dive
2:46
Longest dive
31
Dives
- Sightings
- 2
- Days between first and last sighting
- 39
- Deepest dive on record
- 61 m · this residency
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 2023 | 56 m | — | 40 m |
| Jan 9, 2024 | 71 m | — | 61 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
61 m
Deepest dive
2:46
Longest dive
31
Dives
21 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
39
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 (71 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
Deep Effort Score
DeepPlace
Where this happened · Jan 9, 2024
measured- Seafloor depth
- 71 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- —
- Distance from shore
- 3.0 km
Across the residency · 2 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 56 m – 71 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- —
- Distance from shore
- 3.0 km – 5.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 2 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.