Clay – Residency
9th sighting in Sitka Sound & Outer Baranof
Clay @26723
Aug 19 – Sep 2, 2026 · Sitka Sound & Outer Baranof
Late Summer in the Green Channels
Long light, cold water, and crew loose company through the narrows.
79 m
Deepest dive
3:35
Longest dive
72
Dives
- Sightings
- 4
- Days between first and last sighting
- 14
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2026 | 78 m | 14.6°C | 63 m |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 78 m | 14.5°C | 47 m |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 86 m | 14.5°C | 79 m |
| Sep 2, 2026 | 59 m | 13.7°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
79 m
Deepest dive
3:35
Longest dive
72
Dives
22 m
Avg dive depth
4
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 (86 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Aug 30, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 86 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 14.5°C
- Distance from shore
- 1.0 km
Across the residency · 4 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 59 m – 86 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 13.7°C – 14.6°C
- Distance from shore
- 1.0 km – 7.0 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.