Chaela – Residency
23rd sighting in Chatham Strait
Chaela @26945
May 21 – Jun 2, 2026 · Chatham Strait
Chatham Strait, Late Spring
Kelp light's green again this year, whales everywhere, cold water feels right.
65 m
Deepest dive
2:40
Longest dive
19
Dives
- Sightings
- 2
- Days between first and last sighting
- 13
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2026 | 100 m | 8.3°C | 39 m |
| Jun 2, 2026 | 100 m | 8.4°C | 65 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
65 m
Deepest dive
2:40
Longest dive
19
Dives
20 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
13
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 (100 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jun 2, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 100 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 8.4°C
- Distance from shore
- 5.0 km
Across the residency · 2 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 100 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 8.3°C – 8.4°C
- Distance from shore
- 5.0 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.