SEAK-1615 – Residency
2nd sighting in Sitka Sound & Outer Baranof
SEAK-1615 @14794
Jul 19 – Aug 24, 2026 · Sitka Sound & Outer Baranof
Strait Life, Late Summer
Caught twice in the cold shallows, doing exactly what I came here for.
50 m
Deepest dive
2:04
Longest dive
12
Dives
- Sightings
- 2
- Days between first and last sighting
- 36
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 2026 | 78 m | 12.9°C | 50 m |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 78 m | 14.4°C | 28 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
50 m
Deepest dive
2:04
Longest dive
12
Dives
20 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
36
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 (78 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
Deep Effort Score
DeepPlace
Where this happened · Jul 19, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 78 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 12.9°C
- Distance from shore
- 7.0 km
Across the residency · 2 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 78 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 12.9°C – 14.4°C
- Distance from shore
- 7.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NASA JPL MUR sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 2 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.