2023-2024 calf of Stump – Residency
15th sighting in Santa Barbara Channel
2023-2024 calf of Stump @119487
Jan 31 – Mar 10, 2026 · Santa Barbara Channel
Santa Barbara Channel · Jan – Mar 2026
151 m
Deepest dive
5:41
Longest dive
70
Dives
- Sightings
- 5
- Days between first and last sighting
- 38
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 243 m | 16.2°C | 151 m |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 175 m | 16.1°C | 92 m |
| Feb 4, 2026 | 251 m | 16.4°C | 82 m |
| Feb 5, 2026 | 590 m | 16.3°C | 92 m |
| Mar 10, 2026 | 128 m | 14.7°C | 53 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
151 m
Deepest dive
5:41
Longest dive
70
Dives
32 m
Avg dive depth
5
Sightings
38
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 (243 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jan 31, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 243 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 16.2°C
- Distance from shore
- 16.0 km
Across the residency · 5 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 128 m – 590 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 14.7°C – 16.4°C
- Distance from shore
- 9.0 km – 23.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 5 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.