Verga – Residency
4th sighting in Au'au Channel
Verga @12442
Feb 11 – Mar 17, 2026 · Au'au Channel
Au'au Channel · Feb – Mar 2026
50 m
Deepest dive
2:31
Longest dive
17
Dives
- Sightings
- 2
- Days between first and last sighting
- 34
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 2026 | 81 m | 25.0°C | 50 m |
| Mar 17, 2026 | 43 m | 24.9°C | 38 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
50 m
Deepest dive
2:31
Longest dive
17
Dives
18 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
34
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 (81 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Feb 11, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 81 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 25.0°C
- Distance from shore
- 3.0 km
Across the residency · 2 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 43 m – 81 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 24.9°C – 25.0°C
- Distance from shore
- 2.0 km – 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.