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Monterey Bay

Gael – Residency

20th sighting in Monterey Bay
Fluke of Gael
Gael Confirmed in the catalog @147569
Oct 23, 2025 – Jan 4, 2026 · Monterey Bay

Monterey Bay · Oct 2025 – Jan 2026

228 m
Deepest dive
8:42
Longest dive
216
Dives
Sightings
20
Days between first and last sighting
73
Deepest dive on record
228 m · this residency

Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured

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SightingSeafloorSea tempDeepest dive (modelled)
Oct 23, 202539 m—32 m
Oct 27, 2025254 m—52 m
Oct 29, 202572 m—25 m
Nov 1, 2025254 m—81 m
Nov 3, 202572 m—66 m
Nov 4, 2025123 m—45 m
Nov 18, 202586 m—43 m
Nov 22, 202540 m—16 m
Nov 24, 202572 m—26 m
Nov 28, 2025133 m—95 m
Nov 30, 2025528 m—228 m
Dec 1, 2025254 m—46 m
Dec 1, 2025110 m—89 m
Dec 2, 2025254 m—85 m
Dec 7, 2025254 m—51 m
Dec 13, 2025223 m—163 m
Dec 14, 2025143 m—78 m
Dec 20, 2025538 m—87 m

Seafloor and sea temperature measured · ✳ dives modelled ·

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Deepest dive against the seafloor, per sighting

Seafloor · measured Deepest dive · modelled
Oct 23, 2025 — seafloor 39 m (measured), deepest dive 32 m (modelled)Oct 23Oct 27, 2025 — seafloor 254 m (measured), deepest dive 52 m (modelled)Oct 29, 2025 — seafloor 72 m (measured), deepest dive 25 m (modelled)Nov 1, 2025 — seafloor 254 m (measured), deepest dive 81 m (modelled)Nov 3, 2025 — seafloor 72 m (measured), deepest dive 66 m (modelled)Nov 3Nov 4, 2025 — seafloor 123 m (measured), deepest dive 45 m (modelled)Nov 18, 2025 — seafloor 86 m (measured), deepest dive 43 m (modelled)Nov 22, 2025 — seafloor 40 m (measured), deepest dive 16 m (modelled)Nov 24, 2025 — seafloor 72 m (measured), deepest dive 26 m (modelled)Nov 24Nov 28, 2025 — seafloor 133 m (measured), deepest dive 95 m (modelled)Nov 30, 2025 — seafloor 528 m (measured), deepest dive 228 m (modelled)Dec 1, 2025 — seafloor 254 m (measured), deepest dive 46 m (modelled)Dec 1, 2025 — seafloor 110 m (measured), deepest dive 89 m (modelled)Dec 1Dec 2, 2025 — seafloor 254 m (measured), deepest dive 85 m (modelled)Dec 7, 2025 — seafloor 254 m (measured), deepest dive 51 m (modelled)Dec 13, 2025 — seafloor 223 m (measured), deepest dive 163 m (modelled)Dec 14, 2025 — seafloor 143 m (measured), deepest dive 78 m (modelled)Dec 14Dec 20, 2025 — seafloor 538 m (measured), deepest dive 87 m (modelled)Dec 20, 2025 — seafloor 95 m (measured), deepest dive 38 m (modelled)Jan 4, 2026 — seafloor 266 m (measured), deepest dive 47 m (modelled)

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

Dives

228 m
Deepest dive
8:42
Longest dive
216
Dives
24 m
Avg dive depth
20
Sightings
73
Days first → last

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Dive profile

modelled
0125250228 mstartdive sequence (illustrative)

Depth shaped by the seafloor limit here (528 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.

Deep Effort Score

Deep

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Place

Where this happened · Nov 30, 2025

measured
Seafloor depth
528 m
Sea-surface temperature
—
Distance from shore
10.0 km

Across the residency · 20 sightings

measured
Seafloor depth
39 m – 538 m
Sea-surface temperature
14.5°C
Distance from shore
1.0 km – 10.0 km

Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · PacIOOS coastline distance

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Source records

This activity is assembled from 20 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.

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