Handstand – Residency
18th sighting in Gulf of Maine
Handstand @7497
Jul 11 – Aug 13, 2026 · Gulf of Maine
Gulf Shelf Summer
Bottom's close, food's thick, boats keep finding me having a great time.
67 m
Deepest dive
3:15
Longest dive
50
Dives
- Sightings
- 4
- Days between first and last sighting
- 33
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 2026 | 58 m | 16.5°C | 34 m |
| Jul 16, 2026 | 51 m | 12.2°C | 42 m |
| Jul 17, 2026 | 92 m | 12.0°C | 59 m |
| Aug 13, 2026 | 92 m | 15.1°C | 67 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
67 m
Deepest dive
3:15
Longest dive
50
Dives
22 m
Avg dive depth
4
Sightings
33
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 (92 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Aug 13, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 92 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 15.1°C
- Distance from shore
- 18.0 km
Across the residency · 4 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 51 m – 92 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 12.0°C – 16.5°C
- Distance from shore
- 4.0 km – 18.0 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.