2026 calf of Nick – Residency
4th sighting in Salish Sea
2026 calf of Nick @161968
Jul 3 – Aug 4, 2026 · Salish Sea
Salish Sea · Jul – Aug 2026
55 m
Deepest dive
2:12
Longest dive
48
Dives
- Sightings
- 4
- Days between first and last sighting
- 32
- Deepest dive on record
- 55 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 3, 2026 | 31 m | 13.1°C | 28 m |
| Jul 19, 2026 | 110 m | 14.9°C | 55 m |
| Aug 2, 2026 | 71 m | 14.6°C | 55 m |
| Aug 4, 2026 | 14 m | 15.2°C | 10 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
55 m
Deepest dive
2:12
Longest dive
48
Dives
20 m
Avg dive depth
4
Sightings
32
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 (71 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Aug 2, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 71 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 14.6°C
- Distance from shore
- 9.0 km
Across the residency · 4 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 14 m – 110 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 13.1°C – 15.2°C
- Distance from shore
- 1.0 km – 9.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NASA JPL MUR sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 4 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.