Elephantus – Residency
23rd sighting in Sitka Sound & Outer Baranof
Elephantus @6109
Feb 18 – Apr 2, 2026 · Sitka Sound & Outer Baranof
Chatham Strait, Early Light
Herring running the walls, and me right there in it.
60 m
Deepest dive
2:26
Longest dive
51
Dives
- Sightings
- 3
- Days between first and last sighting
- 44
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 2026 | 78 m | 7.0°C | 47 m |
| Mar 24, 2026 | 78 m | 5.5°C | 60 m |
| Apr 2, 2026 | 78 m | 5.7°C | 40 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
60 m
Deepest dive
2:26
Longest dive
51
Dives
23 m
Avg dive depth
3
Sightings
44
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 (78 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Mar 24, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 78 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 5.5°C
- Distance from shore
- 7.0 km
Across the residency · 3 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 78 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 5.5°C – 7.0°C
- Distance from shore
- 7.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 3 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.