CRC-19496 – Residency
3rd sighting in Au'au Channel
CRC-19496 @51216
Jan 22 – Feb 15, 2026 · Au'au Channel
Au'au Channel · Jan – Feb 2026
63 m
Deepest dive
2:38
Longest dive
46
Dives
- Sightings
- 2
- Days between first and last sighting
- 24
- Deepest dive on record
- 63 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 22, 2026 | 52 m | 25.1°C | 46 m |
| Feb 15, 2026 | 199 m | 25.1°C | 63 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
63 m
Deepest dive
2:38
Longest dive
46
Dives
18 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
24
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 (199 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Feb 15, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 199 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 25.1°C
- Distance from shore
- 9.0 km
Across the residency · 2 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 52 m – 199 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 25.1°C – 25.1°C
- Distance from shore
- 2.0 km – 9.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 2 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.