CRC-12401 – Residency
1st sighting in Gulf of the Farallones
CRC-12401 @25217
Apr 26 – Jun 28, 2026 · Gulf of the Farallones
New Waters, Old Whale
Decades in these fins, and the Farallones still surprised me this spring.
162 m
Deepest dive
4:46
Longest dive
36
Dives
- Sightings
- 3
- Days between first and last sighting
- 62
- Deepest dive on record
- 162 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 2026 | 667 m | 13.8°C | 142 m |
| May 6, 2026 | 236 m | 14.0°C | 162 m |
| Jun 28, 2026 | -20 m | 16.3°C | — |
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
162 m
Deepest dive
4:46
Longest dive
36
Dives
38 m
Avg dive depth
3
Sightings
62
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 (236 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · May 6, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 236 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 14.0°C
- Distance from shore
- 7.0 km
Across the residency · 3 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- -20 m – 667 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 13.8°C – 16.3°C
- Distance from shore
- 2.0 km – 41.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 3 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.