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Au'au Channel

HIHWNMS-2015-2-18_G4_A1 – Residency

4th sighting in Au'au Channel
Fluke of HIHWNMS-2015-2-18_G4_A1
HIHWNMS-2015-2-18_G4_A1 Confirmed in the catalog @36864
Feb 28 – Mar 16, 2026 · Au'au Channel

Au'au Channel · Feb – Mar 2026

39 m
Deepest dive
1:49
Longest dive
51
Dives
Sightings
2
Days between first and last sighting
16

Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured

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SightingSeafloorSea tempDeepest dive (modelled)
Feb 28, 202628 m24.6°C25 m
Mar 16, 202642 m24.9°C39 m

Seafloor and sea temperature measured · ✳ dives modelled

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Deepest dive against the seafloor, per sighting

Seafloor · measured Deepest dive · modelled
Feb 28, 2026 — seafloor 28 m (measured), deepest dive 25 m (modelled)Feb 28Mar 16, 2026 — seafloor 42 m (measured), deepest dive 39 m (modelled)Mar 16

Depth runs down from the surface. The modelled dive never passes the measured seafloor at that sighting.

Dives

39 m
Deepest dive
1:49
Longest dive
51
Dives
15 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
16
Days first → last

Dive metrics are modelled within real depth limits — not measured

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Dive profile

modelled
0255039 mstartdive sequence (illustrative)

Depth shaped by the seafloor limit here (42 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.

Deep Effort Score

Deep

Depth, duration and recovery resolved into a single number for this session.

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Place

Where this happened · Mar 16, 2026

measured
Seafloor depth
42 m
Sea-surface temperature
24.9°C
Distance from shore
2.0 km

Across the residency · 2 sightings

measured
Seafloor depth
28 m – 42 m
Sea-surface temperature
24.6°C – 24.9°C
Distance from shore
2.0 km

Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance

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Source records

This activity is assembled from 2 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.

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