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Lynn Canal & Stephens Passage

Darwin – Residency

69th sighting in Lynn Canal & Stephens Passage
Fluke of Darwin
Darwin Confirmed in the catalog @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

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SightingSeafloorSea tempDeepest dive (modelled)
Mar 11, 202647 m5.8°C38 m
Mar 27, 202677 m4.9°C49 m
Mar 29, 202638 m5.0°C32 m
May 15, 202648 m7.7°C43 m
May 16, 202668 m7.7°C47 m
May 20, 2026110 m7.9°C88 m
Jul 8, 202672 m12.1°C44 m
Jul 23, 2026215 m13.4°C75 m
Jul 25, 2026309 m13.2°C55 m
Jul 27, 2026115 m13.0°C53 m
Jul 28, 2026143 m13.4°C16 m
Jul 29, 202659 m13.2°C40 m
Jul 30, 202674 m13.1°C53 m
Jul 31, 202660 m13.1°C21 m
Aug 1, 202616 m13.3°C14 m
Aug 2, 202652 m13.6°C48 m
Aug 3, 202664 m13.7°C32 m
Aug 4, 202681 m13.8°C33 m

Seafloor and sea temperature measured · ✳ dives modelled ·

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Deepest dive against the seafloor, per sighting

Seafloor · measured Deepest dive · modelled
Mar 11, 2026 — seafloor 47 m (measured), deepest dive 38 m (modelled)Mar 11Mar 27, 2026 — seafloor 77 m (measured), deepest dive 49 m (modelled)Mar 29, 2026 — seafloor 38 m (measured), deepest dive 32 m (modelled)May 15, 2026 — seafloor 48 m (measured), deepest dive 43 m (modelled)May 16, 2026 — seafloor 68 m (measured), deepest dive 47 m (modelled)May 20, 2026 — seafloor 110 m (measured), deepest dive 88 m (modelled)Jul 8, 2026 — seafloor 72 m (measured), deepest dive 44 m (modelled)Jul 23, 2026 — seafloor 215 m (measured), deepest dive 75 m (modelled)Jul 23Jul 25, 2026 — seafloor 309 m (measured), deepest dive 55 m (modelled)Jul 27, 2026 — seafloor 115 m (measured), deepest dive 53 m (modelled)Jul 28, 2026 — seafloor 143 m (measured), deepest dive 16 m (modelled)Jul 29, 2026 — seafloor 59 m (measured), deepest dive 40 m (modelled)Jul 30, 2026 — seafloor 74 m (measured), deepest dive 53 m (modelled)Jul 31, 2026 — seafloor 60 m (measured), deepest dive 21 m (modelled)Aug 1, 2026 — seafloor 16 m (measured), deepest dive 14 m (modelled)Aug 1Aug 2, 2026 — seafloor 52 m (measured), deepest dive 48 m (modelled)Aug 3, 2026 — seafloor 64 m (measured), deepest dive 32 m (modelled)Aug 4, 2026 — seafloor 81 m (measured), deepest dive 33 m (modelled)Aug 5, 2026 — seafloor 68 m (measured), deepest dive 58 m (modelled)Aug 6, 2026 — seafloor 102 m (measured), deepest dive 80 m (modelled)Aug 7, 2026 — seafloor 124 m (measured), deepest dive 93 m (modelled)Aug 8, 2026 — seafloor 80 m (measured), deepest dive 49 m (modelled)Aug 8Aug 9, 2026 — seafloor 83 m (measured), deepest dive 70 m (modelled)Aug 10, 2026 — seafloor 101 m (measured), deepest dive 47 m (modelled)Aug 11, 2026 — seafloor 66 m (measured), deepest dive 44 m (modelled)Aug 12, 2026 — seafloor 91 m (measured), deepest dive 83 m (modelled)Aug 13, 2026 — seafloor 78 m (measured), deepest dive 63 m (modelled)Aug 14, 2026 — seafloor 98 m (measured), deepest dive 19 m (modelled)Aug 15, 2026 — seafloor 89 m (measured), deepest dive 33 m (modelled)Aug 15Aug 16, 2026 — seafloor 101 m (measured), deepest dive 64 m (modelled)Aug 17, 2026 — seafloor 108 m (measured), deepest dive 99 m (modelled)Aug 18, 2026 — seafloor 110 m (measured), deepest dive 83 m (modelled)Aug 19, 2026 — seafloor 151 m (measured), deepest dive 30 m (modelled)Aug 20, 2026 — seafloor 123 m (measured), deepest dive 82 m (modelled)Aug 29, 2026 — seafloor 54 m (measured), deepest dive 45 m (modelled)Aug 30, 2026 — seafloor 28 m (measured), deepest dive 24 m (modelled)Aug 30Sep 1, 2026 — seafloor 133 m (measured), deepest dive 92 m (modelled)

Depth 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

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Dive profile

modelled
05010099 mstartdive sequence (illustrative)

Depth shaped by the seafloor limit here (108 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.

Deep Effort Score

Deep

Depth, duration and recovery resolved into a single number for this session.

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Place

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

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Source records

This activity is assembled from 37 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.

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