Виан – Residency
3rd sighting in Gulf of California
Виан @20163
Jan 30 – Feb 18, 2026 · Gulf of California
Gulf of California · Jan – Feb 2026
123 m
Deepest dive
4:15
Longest dive
18
Dives
- Sightings
- 2
- Days between first and last sighting
- 19
- Deepest dive on record
- 123 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 30, 2026 | 449 m | 24.7°C | 42 m |
| Feb 18, 2026 | 211 m | 23.1°C | 123 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
123 m
Deepest dive
4:15
Longest dive
18
Dives
24 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
19
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 (211 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Feb 18, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 211 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 23.1°C
- Distance from shore
- 4.0 km
Across the residency · 2 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 211 m – 449 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 23.1°C – 24.7°C
- Distance from shore
- 4.0 km – 5.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 2 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.