CRC-15559 – Residency
16th sighting in Santa Barbara Channel
CRC-15559 @2546
Aug 24 – Oct 18, 2026 · Santa Barbara Channel
Channel mama, autumn edition
Cruised my own backyard twice this fall, calf in tow, patience intact.
92 m
Deepest dive
3:51
Longest dive
17
Dives
- Sightings
- 2
- Days between first and last sighting
- 55
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2026 | 134 m | 20.1°C | 47 m |
| Oct 18, 2026 | 195 m | — | 92 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
92 m
Deepest dive
3:51
Longest dive
17
Dives
33 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
55
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 (195 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
Deep Effort Score
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Where this happened · Oct 18, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 195 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- —
- Distance from shore
- 3.0 km
Across the residency · 2 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 134 m – 195 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 20.1°C
- Distance from shore
- 3.0 km – 11.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 2 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.