161420 – Residency
5th sighting in Sitka Sound & Outer Baranof
161420 @161420
Jul 1 – 15, 2026 · Sitka Sound & Outer Baranof
Sitka Sound, Herring Season
Green water, thick herring, plenty of company — this bay just gives.
110 m
Deepest dive
3:54
Longest dive
77
Dives
- Sightings
- 5
- Days between first and last sighting
- 14
- 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2026 | 104 m | 11.7°C | 81 m |
| Jul 10, 2026 | 123 m | 12.2°C | 82 m |
| Jul 13, 2026 | 123 m | 12.8°C | 110 m |
| Jul 14, 2026 | 123 m | 13.0°C | 66 m |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 123 m | 13.1°C | 40 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
3:54
Longest dive
77
Dives
25 m
Avg dive depth
5
Sightings
14
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 (123 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jul 13, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 123 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 12.8°C
- Distance from shore
- 6.0 km
Across the residency · 5 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 104 m – 123 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 11.7°C – 13.1°C
- Distance from shore
- 6.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NASA JPL MUR sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 5 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.