Chief (California) @3365
"Chief" has white pectoral fins with a unique gray marking on its left pectoral and some gray on its right pectoral, along with a very distinct fluke pattern. Also sighted as HW-MN0501440
Gulf of California · North Pacific
8 Following 8 Followers87
Sightings
10
Years
0
Crossings
Sightings by year
2017 – 20262017
2019
2022
2024
’26
Season Trends
DeepEffort across the feeding and breeding grounds, year over year.
Unlock with Risa DeepTrophy case
3 earnedFirst of the Year
50 Sightings
Decade Veteran
View all 6 trophies ›
Pods
8 followingCRC-10012 @229 since Feb 21, 2026
CRC-17687 @3313 since Feb 20, 2026
HW-MN0521002 @46632 since Feb 20, 2026
Byrne (California) @95317 since Jan 23, 2026
CRC-16543 @11185 since Jan 21, 2026
Recent activity
Back to Familiar Waters Feb 20, 2026 · Gulf of California 154 m deepest· 4:17 longest Summer Sanctuary Sep 21, 2023 · Santa Barbara Channel — deepest North Pacific · Sep 2022 Sep 24, 2022 · North Pacific — deepest North Pacific · Oct 2020–Nov 2020 Nov 29, 2020 · North Pacific — deepest
View all sightings ›