Alligator – Residency
2nd sighting in Gulf of Maine
Alligator @19334
Aug 8 – 22, 2026 · Gulf of Maine
Gulf of Maine · Aug 2026
74 m
Deepest dive
3:02
Longest dive
11
Dives
- Sightings
- 2
- Days between first and last sighting
- 14
- Deepest dive on record
- 74 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2026 | 75 m | 20.4°C | 28 m |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 146 m | 19.7°C | 74 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
74 m
Deepest dive
3:02
Longest dive
11
Dives
24 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
14
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 (146 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Aug 22, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 146 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 19.7°C
- Distance from shore
- 52.0 km
Across the residency · 2 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 75 m – 146 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 19.7°C – 20.4°C
- Distance from shore
- 16.0 km – 52.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NASA JPL MUR sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 2 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.