Quixote – Residency
21st sighting in Gulf of Maine
Quixote @75697
Jun 29 – Aug 18, 2026 · Gulf of Maine
Herring Ledges, Full House
Low hills in view, good company, my calf finding the ledges alone now.
67 m
Deepest dive
2:51
Longest dive
49
Dives
- Sightings
- 5
- Days between first and last sighting
- 50
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 2026 | 102 m | 12.3°C | 66 m |
| Jul 21, 2026 | 172 m | 12.6°C | 43 m |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 46 m | 14.5°C | 36 m |
| Aug 16, 2026 | 52 m | 13.4°C | 39 m |
| Aug 18, 2026 | 106 m | 12.2°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
2:51
Longest dive
49
Dives
24 m
Avg dive depth
5
Sightings
50
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 (106 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Aug 18, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 106 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 12.2°C
- Distance from shore
- 4.0 km
Across the residency · 5 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 46 m – 172 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 12.2°C – 14.5°C
- Distance from shore
- 4.0 km – 9.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 5 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.