Dove – Residency
21st sighting in Kenai Fjords & Resurrection Bay
Dove @5989
May 15 – Jun 15, 2026 · Kenai Fjords & Resurrection Bay
Back on the Green Shelves
Cold water, easy company, another good stretch on the feeding grounds.
96 m
Deepest dive
3:43
Longest dive
41
Dives
- Sightings
- 4
- Days between first and last sighting
- 31
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2026 | 244 m | 5.5°C | 48 m |
| May 18, 2026 | 233 m | 6.0°C | 73 m |
| May 19, 2026 | 49 m | 5.9°C | 43 m |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 153 m | 8.7°C | 96 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
96 m
Deepest dive
3:43
Longest dive
41
Dives
20 m
Avg dive depth
4
Sightings
31
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 (153 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jun 15, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 153 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 8.7°C
- Distance from shore
- 1.0 km
Across the residency · 4 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 49 m – 244 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 5.5°C – 8.7°C
- Distance from shore
- 1.0 km – 2.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NASA JPL MUR sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 4 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.