VARF-312 – Residency
3rd sighting in Gulf of Maine
VARF-312 @111423
May 23 – 24, 2026 · Gulf of Maine
Two Looks, One Gulf
Twice in this stretch, cool water, good company, no complaints from me.
82 m
Deepest dive
3:33
Longest dive
12
Dives
- Sightings
- 2
- Days between first and last sighting
- 1
- Deepest dive on record
- 82 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2026 | 97 m | 9.2°C | 35 m |
| May 24, 2026 | 102 m | 9.7°C | 82 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
82 m
Deepest dive
3:33
Longest dive
12
Dives
27 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
1
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 (102 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
Deep Effort Score
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Where this happened · May 24, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 102 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 9.7°C
- Distance from shore
- 18.0 km
Across the residency · 2 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 97 m – 102 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 9.2°C – 9.7°C
- Distance from shore
- 14.0 km – 18.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 2 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.