Avuncular – Residency
5th sighting in Au'au Channel
Avuncular @26806
Jan 13 – 18, 2026 · Au'au Channel
Au'au Channel · Jan 2026
120 m
Deepest dive
5:10
Longest dive
55
Dives
- Sightings
- 2
- Days between first and last sighting
- 5
- Deepest dive on record
- 120 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 2026 | 67 m | 25.7°C | 57 m |
| Jan 18, 2026 | 1,139 m | 25.2°C | 120 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
120 m
Deepest dive
5:10
Longest dive
55
Dives
21 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
5
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 (1,139 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jan 18, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 1,139 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 25.2°C
- Distance from shore
- 5.0 km
Across the residency · 2 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 67 m – 1,139 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 25.2°C – 25.7°C
- Distance from shore
- 4.0 km – 5.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 2 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.