Europa – Residency
42nd sighting in Salish Sea
Europa @4145
Apr 29 – Oct 3, 2026 · Salish Sea
Inland Sea, Early Summer
Rolled into the same tide lines like they'd been holding my spot.
194 m
Deepest dive
7:06
Longest dive
76
Dives
- Sightings
- 5
- Days between first and last sighting
- 156
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2026 | 267 m | 10.7°C | 194 m |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 45 m | 10.6°C | 37 m |
| Jul 13, 2026 | 20 m | 14.5°C | 18 m |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 300 m | 15.5°C | 116 m |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 201 m | 13.4°C | 112 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
194 m
Deepest dive
7:06
Longest dive
76
Dives
29 m
Avg dive depth
5
Sightings
156
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 (267 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Apr 29, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 267 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 10.7°C
- Distance from shore
- 1.0 km
Across the residency · 5 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 20 m – 300 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 10.6°C – 15.5°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 5 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.