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Sitka Sound & Outer Baranof

161423 – Residency

15th sighting in Sitka Sound & Outer Baranof
Fluke of 161423
161423 Confirmed in the catalog @161423
Jul 12 – Sep 22, 2026 · Sitka Sound & Outer Baranof

Silver Bend, All Mine

Found my light on that channel bend, and stayed for it.

129 m
Deepest dive
4:10
Longest dive
160
Dives
Sightings
15
Days between first and last sighting
72
Deepest dive on record
129 m · this residency

Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured

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SightingSeafloorSea tempDeepest dive (modelled)
Jul 12, 202633 m12.6°C20 m
Jul 14, 202698 m13.0°C71 m
Jul 15, 2026104 m13.1°C43 m
Jul 17, 2026100 m13.1°C43 m
Jul 18, 202646 m12.9°C36 m
Jul 20, 202698 m12.7°C84 m
Jul 26, 2026100 m12.9°C91 m
Aug 2, 2026121 m13.4°C57 m
Aug 4, 202672 m13.5°C41 m
Aug 6, 202678 m13.9°C51 m
Aug 25, 202661 m14.4°C41 m
Aug 27, 202680 m14.5°C61 m
Sep 13, 202696 m—38 m
Sep 17, 2026143 m—129 m
Sep 22, 202676 m—62 m

Seafloor and sea temperature measured · ✳ dives modelled

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Deepest dive against the seafloor, per sighting

Seafloor · measured Deepest dive · modelled
Jul 12, 2026 — seafloor 33 m (measured), deepest dive 20 m (modelled)Jul 12Jul 14, 2026 — seafloor 98 m (measured), deepest dive 71 m (modelled)Jul 15, 2026 — seafloor 104 m (measured), deepest dive 43 m (modelled)Jul 17, 2026 — seafloor 100 m (measured), deepest dive 43 m (modelled)Jul 17Jul 18, 2026 — seafloor 46 m (measured), deepest dive 36 m (modelled)Jul 20, 2026 — seafloor 98 m (measured), deepest dive 84 m (modelled)Jul 26, 2026 — seafloor 100 m (measured), deepest dive 91 m (modelled)Jul 26Aug 2, 2026 — seafloor 121 m (measured), deepest dive 57 m (modelled)Aug 4, 2026 — seafloor 72 m (measured), deepest dive 41 m (modelled)Aug 6, 2026 — seafloor 78 m (measured), deepest dive 51 m (modelled)Aug 6Aug 25, 2026 — seafloor 61 m (measured), deepest dive 41 m (modelled)Aug 27, 2026 — seafloor 80 m (measured), deepest dive 61 m (modelled)Sep 13, 2026 — seafloor 96 m (measured), deepest dive 38 m (modelled)Sep 13Sep 17, 2026 — seafloor 143 m (measured), deepest dive 129 m (modelled)Sep 22, 2026 — seafloor 76 m (measured), deepest dive 62 m (modelled)

Depth runs down from the surface. The modelled dive never passes the measured seafloor at that sighting.

Dives

129 m
Deepest dive
4:10
Longest dive
160
Dives
24 m
Avg dive depth
15
Sightings
72
Days first → last

Dive metrics are modelled within real depth limits — not measured

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Dive profile

modelled
075150129 mstartdive sequence (illustrative)

Depth shaped by the seafloor limit here (143 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.

Deep Effort Score

Deep

Depth, duration and recovery resolved into a single number for this session.

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Place

Where this happened · Sep 17, 2026

measured
Seafloor depth
143 m
Sea-surface temperature
—
Distance from shore
6.0 km

Across the residency · 15 sightings

measured
Seafloor depth
33 m – 143 m
Sea-surface temperature
12.6°C – 14.5°C
Distance from shore
1.0 km – 7.0 km

Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · PacIOOS coastline distance

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Source records

This activity is assembled from 15 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.

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