SEAK-5495 – Residency
9th sighting in Sitka Sound & Outer Baranof
SEAK-5495 @79083
Apr 30 – Jun 11, 2026 · Sitka Sound & Outer Baranof
North Feeding Grounds, Right on Time
Cold water, full mouthfuls, and eyes on me that know my flukes.
61 m
Deepest dive
2:09
Longest dive
41
Dives
- Sightings
- 3
- Days between first and last sighting
- 41
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2026 | 29 m | 7.5°C | 26 m |
| Jun 10, 2026 | 78 m | 11.0°C | 44 m |
| Jun 11, 2026 | 78 m | 10.3°C | 61 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
61 m
Deepest dive
2:09
Longest dive
41
Dives
19 m
Avg dive depth
3
Sightings
41
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 (78 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jun 11, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 78 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 10.3°C
- Distance from shore
- 7.0 km
Across the residency · 3 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 29 m – 78 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 7.5°C – 11.0°C
- Distance from shore
- 7.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NASA JPL MUR sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 3 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.