HW-MN0441296 – Residency
15th sighting in Au'au Channel
HW-MN0441296 @26172
Feb 19 – Mar 8, 2026 · Au'au Channel
Au'au Channel · Feb – Mar 2026
61 m
Deepest dive
2:30
Longest dive
80
Dives
- Sightings
- 5
- Days between first and last sighting
- 17
- Deepest dive on record
- 61 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 2026 | 42 m | 24.6°C | 35 m |
| Feb 22, 2026 | 70 m | 24.6°C | 61 m |
| Mar 7, 2026 | 52 m | 24.7°C | 24 m |
| Mar 7, 2026 | 42 m | 24.7°C | 35 m |
| Mar 8, 2026 | 70 m | 24.6°C | 46 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
61 m
Deepest dive
2:30
Longest dive
80
Dives
18 m
Avg dive depth
5
Sightings
17
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 (70 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Feb 22, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 70 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 24.6°C
- Distance from shore
- 2.0 km
Across the residency · 5 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 42 m – 70 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 24.6°C – 24.7°C
- Distance from shore
- 2.0 km – 4.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 5 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.