Lorax – Residency
21st sighting in Salish Sea
Lorax @11258
Jun 6 – Aug 18, 2026 · Salish Sea
Herring Season, Green Water
Grey light, cold channels, my calf finally learning where the herring run.
79 m
Deepest dive
2:41
Longest dive
18
Dives
- Sightings
- 3
- Days between first and last sighting
- 72
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 2026 | 96 m | 10.4°C | 79 m |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 85 m | 12.7°C | 41 m |
| Aug 18, 2026 | 102 m | 18.0°C | 46 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
79 m
Deepest dive
2:41
Longest dive
18
Dives
25 m
Avg dive depth
3
Sightings
72
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 (96 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jun 6, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 96 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 10.4°C
- Distance from shore
- 6.0 km
Across the residency · 3 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 85 m – 102 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 10.4°C – 18.0°C
- Distance from shore
- 6.0 km – 8.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 3 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.