RCHP-05RUKA099 – Residency
4th sighting in Au'au Channel
RCHP-05RUKA099 @30748
Feb 22 – Mar 6, 2026 · Au'au Channel
Au'au Channel · Feb – Mar 2026
93 m
Deepest dive
3:04
Longest dive
11
Dives
- Sightings
- 2
- Days between first and last sighting
- 12
- Deepest dive on record
- 93 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 22, 2026 | 1,139 m | 24.7°C | 93 m |
| Mar 6, 2026 | 61 m | 24.8°C | 34 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
93 m
Deepest dive
3:04
Longest dive
11
Dives
34 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
12
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 · Feb 22, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 1,139 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 24.7°C
- Distance from shore
- 5.0 km
Across the residency · 2 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 61 m – 1,139 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 24.7°C – 24.8°C
- Distance from shore
- 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.