SEAK-1699 – Residency
3rd sighting in Sitka Sound & Outer Baranof
SEAK-1699 @40324
May 10 – 14, 2026 · Sitka Sound & Outer Baranof
Cold Water, Good Company
Dark strait, full mouth, another spring I found this water again.
59 m
Deepest dive
2:42
Longest dive
30
Dives
- Sightings
- 3
- Days between first and last sighting
- 4
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2026 | 63 m | 7.3°C | 37 m |
| May 13, 2026 | 27 m | 8.2°C | 23 m |
| May 14, 2026 | 87 m | 8.0°C | 59 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
59 m
Deepest dive
2:42
Longest dive
30
Dives
22 m
Avg dive depth
3
Sightings
4
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 (87 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · May 14, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 87 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 8.0°C
- Distance from shore
- —
Across the residency · 3 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 27 m – 87 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 7.3°C – 8.2°C
- Distance from shore
- 1.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 3 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.