CRC-23788 – Residency
2nd sighting in Santa Barbara Channel
CRC-23788 @156676
Jan 31 – Feb 7, 2026 · Santa Barbara Channel
Santa Barbara Channel · Jan – Feb 2026
48 m
Deepest dive
1:41
Longest dive
10
Dives
- Sightings
- 2
- Days between first and last sighting
- 7
- Deepest dive on record
- 48 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 243 m | 16.2°C | 48 m |
| Feb 7, 2026 | 131 m | 16.4°C | 44 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
48 m
Deepest dive
1:41
Longest dive
10
Dives
17 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
7
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 (243 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jan 31, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 243 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 16.2°C
- Distance from shore
- 16.0 km
Across the residency · 2 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 131 m – 243 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 16.2°C – 16.4°C
- Distance from shore
- 9.0 km – 16.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 2 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.