Thistle – Residency
5th sighting in Gulf of Maine
Thistle @120979
Jul 17 – Aug 1, 2026 · Gulf of Maine
The Bank Still Delivers
Bait thick, water cool, this shelf never stops feeding me right.
52 m
Deepest dive
2:06
Longest dive
27
Dives
- Sightings
- 3
- Days between first and last sighting
- 15
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 2026 | 66 m | 19.1°C | 20 m |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 49 m | 19.1°C | 38 m |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 83 m | 18.4°C | 52 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
52 m
Deepest dive
2:06
Longest dive
27
Dives
17 m
Avg dive depth
3
Sightings
15
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 (83 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Aug 1, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 83 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 18.4°C
- Distance from shore
- 20.0 km
Across the residency · 3 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 49 m – 83 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 18.4°C – 19.1°C
- Distance from shore
- 5.0 km – 20.0 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.