Whiskers – Residency
9th sighting in Au'au Channel
Whiskers @31970
Feb 11 – Mar 5, 2026 · Au'au Channel
Au'au Channel · Feb – Mar 2026
71 m
Deepest dive
2:38
Longest dive
75
Dives
- Sightings
- 5
- Days between first and last sighting
- 22
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 2026 | 52 m | 25.1°C | 31 m |
| Feb 11, 2026 | 42 m | 25.0°C | 34 m |
| Feb 27, 2026 | 16 m | 24.3°C | 14 m |
| Mar 5, 2026 | 84 m | 24.9°C | 71 m |
| Mar 5, 2026 | 71 m | 24.7°C | 61 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
71 m
Deepest dive
2:38
Longest dive
75
Dives
18 m
Avg dive depth
5
Sightings
22
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 (84 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Mar 5, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 84 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 24.9°C
- Distance from shore
- 5.0 km
Across the residency · 5 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 16 m – 84 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 24.3°C – 25.1°C
- Distance from shore
- 2.0 km – 5.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 5 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.