Seal – Residency
2nd sighting in Gulf of California
Seal @5457
Jan 10, 2026 · Gulf of California
Gulf of California · Jan 2026
31 m
Deepest dive
1:18
Longest dive
18
Dives
- Sightings
- 1
- Days between first and last sighting
- Same day
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 2026 | 41 m | 25.6°C | 31 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
31 m
Deepest dive
1:18
Longest dive
18
Dives
15 m
Avg dive depth
1
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 (41 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jan 10, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 41 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 25.6°C
- Distance from shore
- 3.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 1 catalogued encounter on Happywhale.