HW-MN0440336 – Residency
14th sighting in Sitka Sound & Outer BaranofHW-MN0440336 @13721
Jun 23 – Aug 9, 2026 · Sitka Sound & Outer Baranof
Loaded Season Up North
Cold water, full days, plenty of chances to be seen feeding well.
129 m
Deepest dive
4:41
Longest dive
207
Dives
- Sightings
- 14
- Days between first and last sighting
- 47
- Deepest dive on record
- 129 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2026 | 95 m | 11.6°C | 69 m |
| Jun 25, 2026 | 139 m | 11.8°C | 107 m |
| Jun 28, 2026 | 50 m | 11.5°C | 34 m |
| Jul 3, 2026 | 150 m | 11.8°C | 129 m |
| Jul 20, 2026 | 78 m | 12.9°C | 53 m |
| Jul 21, 2026 | 78 m | 12.8°C | 64 m |
| Jul 22, 2026 | 118 m | 12.8°C | 36 m |
| Jul 23, 2026 | 135 m | 12.9°C | 39 m |
| Jul 26, 2026 | 78 m | 12.9°C | 65 m |
| Jul 27, 2026 | 78 m | 13.0°C | 39 m |
| Aug 6, 2026 | 78 m | 13.9°C | 64 m |
| Aug 6, 2026 | 78 m | 13.9°C | 71 m |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 86 m | 13.9°C | 69 m |
| Aug 9, 2026 | 62 m | 14.3°C | 12 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
129 m
Deepest dive
4:41
Longest dive
207
Dives
23 m
Avg dive depth
14
Sightings
47
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 (150 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jul 3, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 150 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 11.8°C
- Distance from shore
- 5.0 km
Across the residency · 14 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 50 m – 150 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 11.5°C – 14.3°C
- Distance from shore
- 2.0 km – 7.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NASA JPL MUR sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 14 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.