Howard – Residency
2nd sighting in Gulf of California
Howard @3998
Mar 13, 2026 · Gulf of California
Gulf of California · Mar 2026
159 m
Deepest dive
6:47
Longest dive
25
Dives
- Sightings
- 2
- Days between first and last sighting
- Same day
- Deepest dive on record
- 159 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 2026 | 1,872 m | 22.8°C | 74 m |
| Mar 13, 2026 | 1,022 m | 23.1°C | 159 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
159 m
Deepest dive
6:47
Longest dive
25
Dives
36 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
Same day
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 (1,022 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Mar 13, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 1,022 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 23.1°C
- Distance from shore
- 5.0 km
Across the residency · 2 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 1,022 m – 1,872 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 22.8°C – 23.1°C
- Distance from shore
- 5.0 km – 24.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 2 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.