Patches – Residency
17th sighting in Au'au Channel
Patches @13435
Feb 4 – Mar 21, 2025 · Au'au Channel
Au'au Channel · Feb – Mar 2025
72 m
Deepest dive
2:44
Longest dive
61
Dives
- Sightings
- 6
- Days between first and last sighting
- 45
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 4, 2025 | 72 m | 25.1°C | 25 m |
| Feb 15, 2025 | 42 m | 25.4°C | 38 m |
| Feb 17, 2025 | 87 m | 25.7°C | 24 m |
| Mar 14, 2025 | 75 m | 24.9°C | 61 m |
| Mar 18, 2025 | 81 m | 25.2°C | 71 m |
| Mar 21, 2025 | 85 m | 24.9°C | 72 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
72 m
Deepest dive
2:44
Longest dive
61
Dives
20 m
Avg dive depth
6
Sightings
45
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 (85 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Mar 21, 2025
measured- Seafloor depth
- 85 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 24.9°C
- Distance from shore
- 6.0 km
Across the residency · 6 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 42 m – 87 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 24.9°C – 25.7°C
- Distance from shore
- 2.0 km – 6.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NASA JPL MUR sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 6 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.