BCZ0044 – Residency
4th sighting in Sitka Sound & Outer Baranof
BCZ0044 @75338
Jun 25 – Jul 2, 2026 · Sitka Sound & Outer Baranof
Northern Waters, Wide Open
Lingering up here where the cold water finally lets me be seen.
88 m
Deepest dive
3:13
Longest dive
42
Dives
- Sightings
- 4
- Days between first and last sighting
- 7
- Deepest dive on record
- 88 m · this residency
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2026 | 103 m | 11.8°C | 54 m |
| Jun 26, 2026 | 78 m | 11.9°C | 66 m |
| Jul 1, 2026 | 104 m | 11.7°C | 26 m |
| Jul 2, 2026 | 100 m | 11.8°C | 88 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
88 m
Deepest dive
3:13
Longest dive
42
Dives
25 m
Avg dive depth
4
Sightings
7
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 (100 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jul 2, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 100 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 11.8°C
- Distance from shore
- 5.0 km
Across the residency · 4 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 78 m – 104 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 11.7°C – 11.9°C
- Distance from shore
- 4.0 km – 7.0 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.