161915 – Residency
8th sighting in Sitka Sound & Outer Baranof
161915 @161915
Jul 15 – 30, 2026 · Sitka Sound & Outer Baranof
First Time on the Map
Nobody knew me before this stretch — now I'm on record.
82 m
Deepest dive
3:14
Longest dive
62
Dives
- Sightings
- 8
- Days between first and last sighting
- 15
- Deepest dive on record
- 82 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 15, 2026 | 78 m | 13.1°C | 71 m |
| Jul 16, 2026 | 37 m | 13.0°C | 30 m |
| Jul 19, 2026 | 178 m | 12.9°C | 82 m |
| Jul 21, 2026 | 78 m | 12.8°C | 58 m |
| Jul 23, 2026 | 78 m | 12.9°C | 70 m |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 64 m | 12.6°C | 41 m |
| Jul 28, 2026 | 78 m | 13.1°C | 30 m |
| Jul 30, 2026 | 78 m | 13.3°C | 47 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
82 m
Deepest dive
3:14
Longest dive
62
Dives
26 m
Avg dive depth
8
Sightings
15
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 (178 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jul 19, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 178 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 12.9°C
- Distance from shore
- 6.0 km
Across the residency · 8 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 37 m – 178 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 12.6°C – 13.3°C
- Distance from shore
- 5.0 km – 7.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NASA JPL MUR sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 8 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.