Lynx – Residency
7th sighting in Gulf of Maine
Lynx @16996
Jul 27 – Aug 29, 2026 · Gulf of Maine
Thick Feed Season
Late summer on the shelf, feed so thick I barely stopped for photos.
55 m
Deepest dive
2:17
Longest dive
52
Dives
- Sightings
- 5
- Days between first and last sighting
- 33
- 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 27, 2026 | 70 m | 15.6°C | 24 m |
| Jul 28, 2026 | 70 m | 16.3°C | 55 m |
| Aug 5, 2026 | 68 m | 15.7°C | 42 m |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 48 m | 15.1°C | 36 m |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 52 m | 15.7°C | 45 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
2:17
Longest dive
52
Dives
19 m
Avg dive depth
5
Sightings
33
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 (70 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jul 28, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 70 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 16.3°C
- Distance from shore
- 50.0 km
Across the residency · 5 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 48 m – 70 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 15.1°C – 16.3°C
- Distance from shore
- 37.0 km – 50.0 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.