Dakota – Residency
7th sighting in Au'au Channel
Dakota @137516
Mar 6 – 18, 2026 · Au'au Channel
Au'au Channel · Mar 2026
51 m
Deepest dive
1:59
Longest dive
42
Dives
- Sightings
- 3
- Days between first and last sighting
- 12
- Deepest dive on record
- 51 m · this residency
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 2026 | 22 m | 24.5°C | 20 m |
| Mar 18, 2026 | 69 m | 24.7°C | 51 m |
| Mar 18, 2026 | 42 m | 24.7°C | 37 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
51 m
Deepest dive
1:59
Longest dive
42
Dives
17 m
Avg dive depth
3
Sightings
12
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 (69 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Mar 18, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 69 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 24.7°C
- Distance from shore
- 5.0 km
Across the residency · 3 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 22 m – 69 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 24.5°C – 24.7°C
- Distance from shore
- 2.0 km – 5.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 3 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.