161317 – Residency
6th sighting in Gulf of Maine
161317 @161317
Jun 19 – Aug 9, 2026 · Gulf of Maine
Shallow Water, Good Company
Whoever surfaces next, this warm shallow patch just keeps feeding me.
38 m
Deepest dive
2:01
Longest dive
66
Dives
- Sightings
- 6
- Days between first and last sighting
- 51
- Deepest dive on record
- 38 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 19, 2026 | 28 m | 16.1°C | 15 m |
| Jul 12, 2026 | 24 m | 20.2°C | 20 m |
| Jul 21, 2026 | 46 m | 18.8°C | 38 m |
| Jul 27, 2026 | 46 m | 19.5°C | 37 m |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 28 m | 18.7°C | 23 m |
| Aug 9, 2026 | 36 m | 20.7°C | 32 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
38 m
Deepest dive
2:01
Longest dive
66
Dives
14 m
Avg dive depth
6
Sightings
51
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 (46 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
Deep Effort Score
DeepPlace
Where this happened · Jul 21, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 46 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 18.8°C
- Distance from shore
- 9.0 km
Across the residency · 6 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 24 m – 46 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 16.1°C – 20.7°C
- Distance from shore
- 9.0 km – 27.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NASA JPL MUR sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 6 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.