Valiant – Residency
6th sighting in Gulf of California
Valiant @11008
Feb 21, 2026 · Gulf of California
Gulf of California · Feb 2026
41 m
Deepest dive
2:28
Longest dive
23
Dives
- Sightings
- 2
- Days between first and last sighting
- Same day
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 2026 | 52 m | 22.8°C | 40 m |
| Feb 21, 2026 | 56 m | 22.8°C | 41 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
41 m
Deepest dive
2:28
Longest dive
23
Dives
26 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
Same day
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 (56 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Feb 21, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 56 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 22.8°C
- Distance from shore
- 3.0 km
Across the residency · 2 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 52 m – 56 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 22.8°C
- Distance from shore
- 3.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 2 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.