Sam – Residency
21st sighting in Salish Sea
Sam @16927
Jul 28 – Aug 16, 2025 · Salish Sea
Salish Sea · Jul – Aug 2025
150 m
Deepest dive
4:27
Longest dive
39
Dives
- Sightings
- 5
- Days between first and last sighting
- 19
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 2025 | 133 m | 14.7°C | 34 m |
| Aug 10, 2025 | 76 m | 14.3°C | 54 m |
| Aug 15, 2025 | 168 m | 15.1°C | 136 m |
| Aug 16, 2025 | 170 m | 14.7°C | 71 m |
| Aug 16, 2025 | 169 m | 14.6°C | 150 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
150 m
Deepest dive
4:27
Longest dive
39
Dives
33 m
Avg dive depth
5
Sightings
19
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 (169 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Aug 16, 2025
measured- Seafloor depth
- 169 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 14.6°C
- Distance from shore
- 9.0 km
Across the residency · 5 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 76 m – 170 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 14.3°C – 15.1°C
- Distance from shore
- 2.0 km – 9.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NASA JPL MUR sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 5 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.