Darwin – Residency
69th sighting in Lynn Canal & Stephens PassageDarwin @5304
Mar 11 – Sep 1, 2026 · Lynn Canal & Stephens Passage
Same Old Routes
March waters still hold their chill but the krill runs are starting up nicely.
99 m
Deepest dive
4:08
Longest dive
460
Dives
- Sightings
- 37
- Days between first and last sighting
- 174
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2026 | 47 m | 5.8°C | 38 m |
| Mar 27, 2026 | 77 m | 4.9°C | 49 m |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 38 m | 5.0°C | 32 m |
| May 15, 2026 | 48 m | 7.7°C | 43 m |
| May 16, 2026 | 68 m | 7.7°C | 47 m |
| May 20, 2026 | 110 m | 7.9°C | 88 m |
| Jul 8, 2026 | 72 m | 12.1°C | 44 m |
| Jul 23, 2026 | 215 m | 13.4°C | 75 m |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 309 m | 13.2°C | 55 m |
| Jul 27, 2026 | 115 m | 13.0°C | 53 m |
| Jul 28, 2026 | 143 m | 13.4°C | 16 m |
| Jul 29, 2026 | 59 m | 13.2°C | 40 m |
| Jul 30, 2026 | 74 m | 13.1°C | 53 m |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 60 m | 13.1°C | 21 m |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 16 m | 13.3°C | 14 m |
| Aug 2, 2026 | 52 m | 13.6°C | 48 m |
| Aug 3, 2026 | 64 m | 13.7°C | 32 m |
| Aug 4, 2026 | 81 m | 13.8°C | 33 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
99 m
Deepest dive
4:08
Longest dive
460
Dives
24 m
Avg dive depth
37
Sightings
174
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 (108 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Aug 17, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 108 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 15.7°C
- Distance from shore
- 1.0 km
Across the residency · 37 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 16 m – 309 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 4.9°C – 15.7°C
- Distance from shore
- 1.0 km – 4.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NASA JPL MUR sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 37 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.