Willow – Residency
11th sighting in Gulf of Maine
Willow @10453
Jul 6 – Aug 26, 2026 · Gulf of Maine
Steady Gulf of Maine Stretch
Herring stacked up, whale watchers steady, mid-summer just how I like it.
91 m
Deepest dive
3:34
Longest dive
70
Dives
- Sightings
- 4
- Days between first and last sighting
- 51
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 2026 | 45 m | 14.3°C | 41 m |
| Jul 29, 2026 | 102 m | 15.2°C | 85 m |
| Aug 10, 2026 | 65 m | 18.5°C | 44 m |
| Aug 26, 2026 | 134 m | 17.8°C | 91 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
91 m
Deepest dive
3:34
Longest dive
70
Dives
25 m
Avg dive depth
4
Sightings
51
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 (134 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Aug 26, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 134 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 17.8°C
- Distance from shore
- 9.0 km
Across the residency · 4 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 45 m – 134 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 14.3°C – 18.5°C
- Distance from shore
- 6.0 km – 15.0 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.