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Gulf of California

HW-MN0500113 – Residency

10th sighting in Gulf of California
Fluke of HW-MN0500113
HW-MN0500113 Confirmed in the catalog @2268
Feb 24 – Mar 14, 2026 · Gulf of California

Gulf of California · Feb – Mar 2026

171 m
Deepest dive
5:38
Longest dive
47
Dives
Sightings
5
Days between first and last sighting
18

Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured

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SightingSeafloorSea tempDeepest dive (modelled)
Feb 24, 2026241 m23.3°C171 m
Feb 24, 2026327 m22.8°C134 m
Feb 24, 20261,022 m23.3°C62 m
Mar 14, 2026327 m22.8°C49 m
Mar 14, 202699 m23.1°C67 m

Seafloor and sea temperature measured · ✳ dives modelled

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Deepest dive against the seafloor, per sighting

Seafloor · measured Deepest dive · modelled
Feb 24, 2026 — seafloor 241 m (measured), deepest dive 171 m (modelled)Feb 24Feb 24, 2026 — seafloor 327 m (measured), deepest dive 134 m (modelled)Feb 24Feb 24, 2026 — seafloor 1,022 m (measured), deepest dive 62 m (modelled)Feb 24Mar 14, 2026 — seafloor 327 m (measured), deepest dive 49 m (modelled)Mar 14Mar 14, 2026 — seafloor 99 m (measured), deepest dive 67 m (modelled)Mar 14

Depth runs down from the surface. The modelled dive never passes the measured seafloor at that sighting.

Dives

171 m
Deepest dive
5:38
Longest dive
47
Dives
33 m
Avg dive depth
5
Sightings
18
Days first → last

Dive metrics are modelled within real depth limits — not measured

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Dive profile

modelled
0100200171 mstartdive sequence (illustrative)

Depth shaped by the seafloor limit here (241 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.

Deep Effort Score

Deep

Depth, duration and recovery resolved into a single number for this session.

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Place

Where this happened · Feb 24, 2026

measured
Seafloor depth
241 m
Sea-surface temperature
23.3°C
Distance from shore
6.0 km

Across the residency · 5 sightings

measured
Seafloor depth
99 m – 1,022 m
Sea-surface temperature
22.8°C – 23.3°C
Distance from shore
2.0 km – 6.0 km

Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance

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Source records

This activity is assembled from 5 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.

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