CRC-15012 – Residency
8th sighting in Monterey Bay
CRC-15012 @258
Jun 20 – Jul 9, 2026 · Monterey Bay
Canyon Waters, Right on Time
Early summer feed lines pulling me straight back to the deep drop-off.
178 m
Deepest dive
6:10
Longest dive
20
Dives
- Sightings
- 2
- Days between first and last sighting
- 19
- Deepest dive on record
- 178 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 2026 | 1,390 m | 16.7°C | 117 m |
| Jul 9, 2026 | 254 m | 16.0°C | 178 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
178 m
Deepest dive
6:10
Longest dive
20
Dives
33 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
19
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 (254 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
Deep Effort Score
DeepPlace
Where this happened · Jul 9, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 254 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 16.0°C
- Distance from shore
- 4.0 km
Across the residency · 2 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 254 m – 1,390 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 16.0°C – 16.7°C
- Distance from shore
- 4.0 km – 12.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NASA JPL MUR sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 2 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.