Little Dipper's Mom – Residency
27th sighting in Monterey Bay
Little Dipper's Mom @955
Apr 20 – Aug 4, 2023 · Monterey Bay
Monterey Bay · Apr – Aug 2023
85 m
Deepest dive
2:39
Longest dive
19
Dives
- Sightings
- 3
- Days between first and last sighting
- 106
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 2023 | 328 m | 11.3°C | 33 m |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 114 m | 14.7°C | 85 m |
| Aug 4, 2023 | 516 m | 14.2°C | 27 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
85 m
Deepest dive
2:39
Longest dive
19
Dives
25 m
Avg dive depth
3
Sightings
106
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 (114 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jun 25, 2023
measured- Seafloor depth
- 114 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 14.7°C
- Distance from shore
- 11.0 km
Across the residency · 3 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 114 m – 516 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 11.3°C – 14.7°C
- Distance from shore
- 9.0 km – 11.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NASA JPL MUR sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 3 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.