Quote – Residency
5th sighting in Au'au Channel
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Dec 22 – 24, 2025 · Au'au Channel
Au'au Channel · Dec 2025
87 m
Deepest dive
3:55
Longest dive
61
Dives
- Sightings
- 4
- Days between first and last sighting
- 2
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 2025 | 170 m | 26.2°C | 42 m |
| Dec 22, 2025 | 74 m | 26.2°C | 24 m |
| Dec 23, 2025 | 76 m | 26.4°C | 49 m |
| Dec 24, 2025 | 99 m | 26.4°C | 87 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
87 m
Deepest dive
3:55
Longest dive
61
Dives
25 m
Avg dive depth
4
Sightings
2
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 (99 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Dec 24, 2025
measured- Seafloor depth
- 99 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 26.4°C
- Distance from shore
- 6.0 km
Across the residency · 4 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 74 m – 170 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 26.2°C – 26.4°C
- Distance from shore
- 6.0 km – 8.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NASA JPL MUR sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 4 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.