Roller – Residency
9th sighting in Salish Sea
Roller @56060
Sep 7 – 22, 2026 · Salish Sea
Still Herring Season, Obviously
Narrow channels, thick bait, good company—early autumn just gets it right.
124 m
Deepest dive
4:56
Longest dive
48
Dives
- Sightings
- 3
- Days between first and last sighting
- 15
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 2026 | 125 m | 15.4°C | 74 m |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 135 m | 14.8°C | 108 m |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 173 m | 14.9°C | 124 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
124 m
Deepest dive
4:56
Longest dive
48
Dives
34 m
Avg dive depth
3
Sightings
15
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 (173 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Sep 22, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 173 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 14.9°C
- Distance from shore
- 7.0 km
Across the residency · 3 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 125 m – 173 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 14.8°C – 15.4°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 3 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.