161434 – Residency
6th sighting in Sitka Sound & Outer Baranof
161434 @161434
Jun 29 – Sep 7, 2026 · Sitka Sound & Outer Baranof
One Headland, One Summer
Same water, same tide, feed kept coming back to me.
65 m
Deepest dive
3:08
Longest dive
55
Dives
- Sightings
- 6
- Days between first and last sighting
- 70
- Deepest dive on record
- 65 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 | 64 m | 11.6°C | 51 m |
| Jul 1, 2026 | 45 m | 11.7°C | 41 m |
| Jul 14, 2026 | 90 m | 13.0°C | 62 m |
| Jul 24, 2026 | 70 m | 12.9°C | 41 m |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 97 m | 13.0°C | 14 m |
| Sep 7, 2026 | 80 m | 14.1°C | 65 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
65 m
Deepest dive
3:08
Longest dive
55
Dives
20 m
Avg dive depth
6
Sightings
70
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 (80 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Sep 7, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 80 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 14.1°C
- Distance from shore
- —
Across the residency · 6 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 45 m – 97 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 11.6°C – 14.1°C
- Distance from shore
- 1.0 km – 3.0 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.