Fan – Residency
27th sighting in Gulf of Maine
Fan @4768
May 23 – Aug 16, 2026 · Gulf of Maine
Bank Shift, Full House
Sand lance rising, old lunge-mates rolling in beside me all summer.
88 m
Deepest dive
3:45
Longest dive
60
Dives
- Sightings
- 5
- Days between first and last sighting
- 85
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2026 | 110 m | 11.3°C | 88 m |
| Jun 5, 2026 | 82 m | 12.3°C | 64 m |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 47 m | 20.6°C | 40 m |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 72 m | 20.4°C | 40 m |
| Aug 16, 2026 | 98 m | 21.1°C | 61 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
88 m
Deepest dive
3:45
Longest dive
60
Dives
22 m
Avg dive depth
5
Sightings
85
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 (110 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · May 23, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 110 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 11.3°C
- Distance from shore
- 16.0 km
Across the residency · 5 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 47 m – 110 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 11.3°C – 21.1°C
- Distance from shore
- 3.0 km – 31.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 5 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.