2022-2023 calf of CRC-17969 – Residency
19th sighting in Monterey Bay
2022-2023 calf of CRC-17969 @104056
Aug 4 – 5, 2026 · Monterey Bay
Shelf Edge, Late Summer
Twice this stretch, both times right where the food piles up.
49 m
Deepest dive
2:24
Longest dive
42
Dives
- Sightings
- 2
- Days between first and last sighting
- 1
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2026 | 70 m | 17.3°C | 49 m |
| Aug 5, 2026 | 62 m | 17.1°C | 48 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
49 m
Deepest dive
2:24
Longest dive
42
Dives
20 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
1
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 (70 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Aug 4, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 70 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 17.3°C
- Distance from shore
- 9.0 km
Across the residency · 2 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 62 m – 70 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 17.1°C – 17.3°C
- Distance from shore
- 9.0 km – 10.0 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.