Pixel – Residency
52nd sighting in Sitka Sound & Outer Baranof
Pixel @40347
Aug 12 – Sep 17, 2026 · Sitka Sound & Outer Baranof
Same Bay, Late Summer
Lingered where the herring run thick, breath after breath.
122 m
Deepest dive
4:37
Longest dive
74
Dives
- Sightings
- 6
- Days between first and last sighting
- 36
- Deepest dive on record
- 122 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 12, 2026 | 78 m | 14.6°C | 25 m |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 99 m | 14.5°C | 53 m |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 81 m | 14.4°C | 43 m |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 130 m | 14.0°C | 102 m |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 83 m | 12.3°C | 44 m |
| Sep 17, 2026 | 143 m | 12.7°C | 122 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
122 m
Deepest dive
4:37
Longest dive
74
Dives
22 m
Avg dive depth
6
Sightings
36
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 (143 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Sep 17, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 143 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 12.7°C
- Distance from shore
- 6.0 km
Across the residency · 6 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 78 m – 143 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 12.3°C – 14.6°C
- Distance from shore
- 4.0 km – 7.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NASA JPL MUR sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 6 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.