2026 calf of Deca – Residency
4th sighting in Salish Sea
2026 calf of Deca @160465
Jun 15 – Jul 30, 2026 · Salish Sea
Salish Sea · Jun – Jul 2026
100 m
Deepest dive
3:44
Longest dive
68
Dives
- Sightings
- 4
- Days between first and last sighting
- 45
- Deepest dive on record
- 100 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 15, 2026 | 157 m | 15.8°C | 100 m |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 147 m | 13.9°C | 31 m |
| Jul 9, 2026 | 25 m | 16.0°C | 22 m |
| Jul 30, 2026 | 202 m | 14.6°C | 76 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
100 m
Deepest dive
3:44
Longest dive
68
Dives
20 m
Avg dive depth
4
Sightings
45
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 (157 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jun 15, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 157 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 15.8°C
- Distance from shore
- 4.0 km
Across the residency · 4 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 25 m – 202 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 13.9°C – 16.0°C
- Distance from shore
- 4.0 km – 6.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NASA JPL MUR sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 4 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.