Bottlenose – Residency
2nd sighting in Santa Barbara Channel
Bottlenose @488
Feb 21 – Mar 13, 2026 · Santa Barbara Channel
Santa Barbara Channel · Feb – Mar 2026
104 m
Deepest dive
3:50
Longest dive
31
Dives
- Sightings
- 2
- Days between first and last sighting
- 20
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 2026 | 197 m | 15.0°C | 104 m |
| Mar 13, 2026 | 101 m | 13.3°C | 79 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
104 m
Deepest dive
3:50
Longest dive
31
Dives
28 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
20
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 (197 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Feb 21, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 197 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 15.0°C
- Distance from shore
- 14.0 km
Across the residency · 2 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 101 m – 197 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 13.3°C – 15.0°C
- Distance from shore
- 2.0 km – 14.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 2 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.