Ikabaud – Residency
6th sighting in Sitka Sound & Outer Baranof
Ikabaud @6296
Mar 28 – 29, 2026 · Sitka Sound & Outer Baranof
Chatham's Cold Welcome
Slid into that green water and the herring already felt nervous.
25 m
Deepest dive
1:14
Longest dive
10
Dives
- Sightings
- 2
- Days between first and last sighting
- 1
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2026 | 39 m | 4.9°C | 25 m |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 28 m | 4.8°C | 19 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
25 m
Deepest dive
1:14
Longest dive
10
Dives
14 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
1
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 (39 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Mar 28, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 39 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 4.9°C
- Distance from shore
- 2.0 km
Across the residency · 2 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 28 m – 39 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 4.8°C – 4.9°C
- Distance from shore
- 2.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 2 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.