Split Fluke – Residency
91st sighting in Salish Sea
Split Fluke @3534
Mar 16 – Jul 31, 2026 · Salish Sea
March Returns
Same currents, same depths, pulling me back where I belong.
106 m
Deepest dive
4:20
Longest dive
83
Dives
- Sightings
- 6
- Days between first and last sighting
- 136
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 2026 | 101 m | 8.8°C | 45 m |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 118 m | 8.0°C | 106 m |
| Mar 30, 2026 | 64 m | 8.3°C | 49 m |
| Jun 14, 2026 | 83 m | 13.2°C | 73 m |
| Jun 19, 2026 | 128 m | 15.8°C | 60 m |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 312 m | 15.9°C | 105 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
106 m
Deepest dive
4:20
Longest dive
83
Dives
28 m
Avg dive depth
6
Sightings
136
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 (118 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Mar 28, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 118 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 8.0°C
- Distance from shore
- 1.0 km
Across the residency · 6 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 64 m – 312 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 8.0°C – 15.9°C
- Distance from shore
- 1.0 km – 12.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 6 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.