Ghost – Residency
45th sighting in Salish Sea
Ghost @6553
Jun 17 – Aug 21, 2026 · Salish Sea
Herring Season, Small Shadow
Another calf learning the kelp light beside me — this water knows us both.
123 m
Deepest dive
4:04
Longest dive
45
Dives
- Sightings
- 6
- Days between first and last sighting
- 65
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2026 | 138 m | 16.3°C | 60 m |
| Jun 18, 2026 | 161 m | 15.8°C | 106 m |
| Jun 19, 2026 | 178 m | 15.4°C | 123 m |
| Jun 21, 2026 | 117 m | 15.8°C | 53 m |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 63 m | 13.4°C | 56 m |
| Aug 21, 2026 | 208 m | 15.0°C | 37 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
123 m
Deepest dive
4:04
Longest dive
45
Dives
27 m
Avg dive depth
6
Sightings
65
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 (178 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jun 19, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 178 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 15.4°C
- Distance from shore
- 6.0 km
Across the residency · 6 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 63 m – 208 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 13.4°C – 16.3°C
- Distance from shore
- 3.0 km – 10.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NASA JPL MUR sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 6 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.