kapellmeister – Residency
9th sighting in Au'au Channel
kapellmeister @33954
Jan 11 – Feb 26, 2026 · Au'au Channel
Au'au Channel · Jan – Feb 2026
156 m
Deepest dive
6:02
Longest dive
44
Dives
- Sightings
- 5
- Days between first and last sighting
- 46
- Deepest dive on record
- 156 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 2026 | 1,139 m | 25.6°C | 96 m |
| Jan 17, 2026 | 1,139 m | 25.3°C | 156 m |
| Jan 17, 2026 | 33 m | 25.3°C | 30 m |
| Jan 28, 2026 | 46 m | 25.6°C | 20 m |
| Feb 26, 2026 | 16 m | 24.3°C | 14 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
156 m
Deepest dive
6:02
Longest dive
44
Dives
24 m
Avg dive depth
5
Sightings
46
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 · Jan 17, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 1,139 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 25.3°C
- Distance from shore
- 5.0 km
Across the residency · 5 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 16 m – 1,139 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 24.3°C – 25.6°C
- Distance from shore
- 1.0 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.