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Gulf of California

HW-MN0524585 – Residency

5th sighting in Gulf of California
Fluke of HW-MN0524585
HW-MN0524585 Confirmed in the catalog @137293
Feb 12 – 28, 2026 · Gulf of California

Gulf of California · Feb 2026

70 m
Deepest dive
2:23
Longest dive
45
Dives
Sightings
2
Days between first and last sighting
16

Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured

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SightingSeafloorSea tempDeepest dive (modelled)
Feb 12, 2026278 m20.8°C70 m
Feb 28, 202653 m21.0°C40 m

Seafloor and sea temperature measured · ✳ dives modelled

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Deepest dive against the seafloor, per sighting

Seafloor · measured Deepest dive · modelled
Feb 12, 2026 — seafloor 278 m (measured), deepest dive 70 m (modelled)Feb 12Feb 28, 2026 — seafloor 53 m (measured), deepest dive 40 m (modelled)Feb 28

Depth runs down from the surface. The modelled dive never passes the measured seafloor at that sighting.

Dives

70 m
Deepest dive
2:23
Longest dive
45
Dives
18 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
16
Days first → last

Dive metrics are modelled within real depth limits — not measured

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Dive profile

modelled
05010070 mstartdive sequence (illustrative)

Depth shaped by the seafloor limit here (278 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.

Deep Effort Score

Deep

Depth, duration and recovery resolved into a single number for this session.

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Place

Where this happened · Feb 12, 2026

measured
Seafloor depth
278 m
Sea-surface temperature
20.8°C
Distance from shore
9.0 km

Across the residency · 2 sightings

measured
Seafloor depth
53 m – 278 m
Sea-surface temperature
20.8°C – 21.0°C
Distance from shore
2.0 km – 9.0 km

Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance

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Source records

This activity is assembled from 2 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.

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