Sammy the Owl – Residency
7th sighting in Au'au Channel
Sammy the Owl @23609
Dec 19, 2025 – Mar 6, 2026 · Au'au Channel
Au'au Channel · Dec 2025 – Mar 2026
65 m
Deepest dive
2:52
Longest dive
59
Dives
- Sightings
- 4
- Days between first and last sighting
- 77
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 2025 | 47 m | 26.4°C | 39 m |
| Jan 10, 2026 | 71 m | 25.6°C | 59 m |
| Feb 18, 2026 | 74 m | 24.7°C | 65 m |
| Mar 6, 2026 | 44 m | 24.8°C | 27 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
65 m
Deepest dive
2:52
Longest dive
59
Dives
22 m
Avg dive depth
4
Sightings
77
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 (74 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Feb 18, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 74 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 24.7°C
- Distance from shore
- 5.0 km
Across the residency · 4 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 44 m – 74 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 24.7°C – 26.4°C
- Distance from shore
- 2.0 km – 5.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 4 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.