CRC-15206 – Residency
8th sighting in Santa Barbara Channel
CRC-15206 @329
Feb 1 – Mar 8, 2026 · Santa Barbara Channel
Santa Barbara Channel · Feb – Mar 2026
122 m
Deepest dive
6:01
Longest dive
40
Dives
- Sightings
- 4
- Days between first and last sighting
- 35
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 2026 | 586 m | 16.0°C | 115 m |
| Feb 20, 2026 | 94 m | 15.1°C | 68 m |
| Feb 21, 2026 | 182 m | 14.8°C | 116 m |
| Mar 8, 2026 | 295 m | 14.9°C | 122 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
122 m
Deepest dive
6:01
Longest dive
40
Dives
36 m
Avg dive depth
4
Sightings
35
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 (295 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Mar 8, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 295 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 14.9°C
- Distance from shore
- 12.0 km
Across the residency · 4 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 94 m – 586 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 14.8°C – 16.0°C
- Distance from shore
- 12.0 km – 15.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 4 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.