2026 calf of Hecate – Residency
4th sighting in Salish Sea
2026 calf of Hecate @160520
Jun 29 – Oct 16, 2026 · Salish Sea
Salish Sea · Jun – Oct 2026
110 m
Deepest dive
4:18
Longest dive
54
Dives
- Sightings
- 4
- Days between first and last sighting
- 109
- Deepest dive on record
- 110 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 29, 2026 | 150 m | 13.0°C | 92 m |
| Sep 7, 2026 | 362 m | — | 106 m |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 135 m | — | 81 m |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 193 m | — | 110 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
110 m
Deepest dive
4:18
Longest dive
54
Dives
27 m
Avg dive depth
4
Sightings
109
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 (193 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Oct 16, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 193 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- —
- Distance from shore
- 6.0 km
Across the residency · 4 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 135 m – 362 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 13.0°C
- Distance from shore
- 2.0 km – 11.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 4 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.