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Sitka Sound & Outer Baranof

161908 – Residency

20th sighting in Sitka Sound & Outer Baranof
Fluke of 161908
161908 Confirmed in the catalog @161908
Jul 14 – Sep 15, 2026 · Sitka Sound & Outer Baranof

My Own Private Bay

Found the good water and just stayed put — flawless plan.

95 m
Deepest dive
4:08
Longest dive
217
Dives
Sightings
20
Days between first and last sighting
63
Deepest dive on record
95 m · this residency

Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured

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SightingSeafloorSea tempDeepest dive (modelled)
Jul 14, 2026134 m13.0°C44 m
Jul 19, 2026118 m12.9°C20 m
Jul 20, 202698 m12.7°C82 m
Jul 22, 202689 m12.8°C24 m
Jul 23, 202678 m12.9°C55 m
Jul 26, 202678 m12.9°C65 m
Jul 27, 202678 m13.0°C64 m
Jul 28, 202678 m13.1°C51 m
Aug 2, 2026120 m13.4°C68 m
Aug 3, 2026113 m13.4°C25 m
Aug 4, 202695 m13.6°C44 m
Aug 6, 2026113 m13.9°C84 m
Aug 12, 2026124 m14.3°C83 m
Aug 14, 2026114 m14.8°C87 m
Aug 15, 2026143 m15.0°C95 m
Aug 24, 202693 m14.5°C71 m
Aug 27, 202680 m14.5°C65 m
Sep 1, 202697 m13.8°C31 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 14, 2026 — seafloor 134 m (measured), deepest dive 44 m (modelled)Jul 14Jul 19, 2026 — seafloor 118 m (measured), deepest dive 20 m (modelled)Jul 20, 2026 — seafloor 98 m (measured), deepest dive 82 m (modelled)Jul 22, 2026 — seafloor 89 m (measured), deepest dive 24 m (modelled)Jul 23, 2026 — seafloor 78 m (measured), deepest dive 55 m (modelled)Jul 23Jul 26, 2026 — seafloor 78 m (measured), deepest dive 65 m (modelled)Jul 27, 2026 — seafloor 78 m (measured), deepest dive 64 m (modelled)Jul 28, 2026 — seafloor 78 m (measured), deepest dive 51 m (modelled)Aug 2, 2026 — seafloor 120 m (measured), deepest dive 68 m (modelled)Aug 2Aug 3, 2026 — seafloor 113 m (measured), deepest dive 25 m (modelled)Aug 4, 2026 — seafloor 95 m (measured), deepest dive 44 m (modelled)Aug 6, 2026 — seafloor 113 m (measured), deepest dive 84 m (modelled)Aug 12, 2026 — seafloor 124 m (measured), deepest dive 83 m (modelled)Aug 12Aug 14, 2026 — seafloor 114 m (measured), deepest dive 87 m (modelled)Aug 15, 2026 — seafloor 143 m (measured), deepest dive 95 m (modelled)Aug 24, 2026 — seafloor 93 m (measured), deepest dive 71 m (modelled)Aug 27, 2026 — seafloor 80 m (measured), deepest dive 65 m (modelled)Aug 27Sep 1, 2026 — seafloor 97 m (measured), deepest dive 31 m (modelled)Sep 14, 2026 — seafloor 85 m (measured), deepest dive 59 m (modelled)Sep 15, 2026 — seafloor 123 m (measured), deepest dive 35 m (modelled)

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

Dives

95 m
Deepest dive
4:08
Longest dive
217
Dives
25 m
Avg dive depth
20
Sightings
63
Days first → last

Dive metrics are modelled within real depth limits — not measured

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Dive profile

modelled
05010095 mstartdive sequence (illustrative)

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

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Place

Where this happened · Aug 15, 2026

measured
Seafloor depth
143 m
Sea-surface temperature
15.0°C
Distance from shore
6.0 km

Across the residency · 20 sightings

measured
Seafloor depth
78 m – 143 m
Sea-surface temperature
11.6°C – 15.0°C
Distance from shore
4.0 km – 7.0 km

Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NASA JPL MUR sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance

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Source records

This activity is assembled from 20 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.

Sighting records from Happywhale, published as occurrence data via GBIF. Individual records are licensed CC0 1.0, CC BY 4.0 or CC BY-NC 4.0, depending on the contributor.

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