Sanchal – Residency
7th sighting in Gulf of Maine
Sanchal @6598
Aug 9 – 14, 2026 · Gulf of Maine
Cold Water Again This August
Two looks this month, plenty of years behind that green water.
18 m
Deepest dive
1:06
Longest dive
23
Dives
- Sightings
- 2
- Days between first and last sighting
- 5
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2026 | 28 m | 21.1°C | 18 m |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 19 m | 21.5°C | 16 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
18 m
Deepest dive
1:06
Longest dive
23
Dives
10 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
5
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 (28 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Aug 9, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 28 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 21.1°C
- Distance from shore
- 25.0 km
Across the residency · 2 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 19 m – 28 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 21.1°C – 21.5°C
- Distance from shore
- 11.0 km – 25.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NASA JPL MUR sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 2 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.