BCY0262 – Residency
5th sighting in Gulf of California
BCY0262 @15965
Feb 7 – 15, 2026 · Gulf of California
Gulf of California · Feb 2026
162 m
Deepest dive
6:16
Longest dive
37
Dives
- Sightings
- 4
- Days between first and last sighting
- 8
- Deepest dive on record
- 162 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7, 2026 | 327 m | 23.9°C | 162 m |
| Feb 13, 2026 | 327 m | 22.7°C | 76 m |
| Feb 15, 2026 | 53 m | — | 18 m |
| Feb 15, 2026 | 125 m | 22.5°C | 89 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
162 m
Deepest dive
6:16
Longest dive
37
Dives
25 m
Avg dive depth
4
Sightings
8
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 (327 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Feb 7, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 327 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 23.9°C
- Distance from shore
- 4.0 km
Across the residency · 4 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 53 m – 327 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 22.5°C – 23.9°C
- Distance from shore
- 4.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 4 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.