HW-MN0503766 – Residency
6th sighting in Santa Barbara Channel
HW-MN0503766 @140194
Jun 25 – Oct 6, 2026 · Santa Barbara Channel
Krill Season, Channel Living
Surfaced twice this stretch, right where the boats find me—good company, good feeding.
85 m
Deepest dive
3:17
Longest dive
31
Dives
- Sightings
- 3
- Days between first and last sighting
- 103
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2026 | 183 m | 17.5°C | 68 m |
| Jul 9, 2026 | 163 m | 18.4°C | 85 m |
| Oct 6, 2026 | 567 m | — | 55 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
85 m
Deepest dive
3:17
Longest dive
31
Dives
28 m
Avg dive depth
3
Sightings
103
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 (163 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jul 9, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 163 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 18.4°C
- Distance from shore
- 16.0 km
Across the residency · 3 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 163 m – 567 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 17.5°C – 18.4°C
- Distance from shore
- 14.0 km – 16.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NASA JPL MUR sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 3 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.