CRC-17129 – Residency
1st sighting in Monterey Bay
CRC-17129 @4296
May 22 – 25, 2026 · Monterey Bay
Kelp Water, First Time
Finally made it to the cold bay everyone talks about — worth every mile north.
148 m
Deepest dive
4:31
Longest dive
15
Dives
- Sightings
- 2
- Days between first and last sighting
- 3
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2026 | 1,005 m | 11.7°C | 148 m |
| May 25, 2026 | 567 m | 13.1°C | 103 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
148 m
Deepest dive
4:31
Longest dive
15
Dives
42 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
3
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 (1,005 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · May 22, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 1,005 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 11.7°C
- Distance from shore
- 15.0 km
Across the residency · 2 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 567 m – 1,005 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 11.7°C – 13.1°C
- Distance from shore
- 15.0 km – 16.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 2 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.