BCY0197 – Residency
3rd sighting in Au'au Channel
BCY0197 @21991
Feb 14 – 15, 2026 · Au'au Channel
Au'au Channel · Feb 2026
49 m
Deepest dive
2:27
Longest dive
55
Dives
- Sightings
- 2
- Days between first and last sighting
- 1
- Deepest dive on record
- 49 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 14, 2026 | 61 m | 25.0°C | 49 m |
| Feb 15, 2026 | 20 m | 24.9°C | 18 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
49 m
Deepest dive
2:27
Longest dive
55
Dives
13 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
1
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 (61 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Feb 14, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 61 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 25.0°C
- Distance from shore
- 3.0 km
Across the residency · 2 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 20 m – 61 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 24.9°C – 25.0°C
- Distance from shore
- 3.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 2 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.