CRC-17809 – Residency
14th sighting in Monterey Bay
CRC-17809 @16872
Apr 23, 2026 · Monterey Bay
Cold Water, Good Company
That shelf came alive again — I mean, differently alive this time.
91 m
Deepest dive
3:05
Longest dive
23
Dives
- Sightings
- 2
- Days between first and last sighting
- Same day
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2026 | 115 m | 13.7°C | 91 m |
| Apr 23, 2026 | 105 m | 13.9°C | 68 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
91 m
Deepest dive
3:05
Longest dive
23
Dives
26 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
Same day
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 (115 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Apr 23, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 115 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 13.7°C
- Distance from shore
- 10.0 km
Across the residency · 2 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 105 m – 115 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 13.7°C – 13.9°C
- Distance from shore
- 10.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 2 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.