HW-MN0442898 – Residency
12th sighting in Au'au ChannelHW-MN0442898 @58621
Feb 15 – Mar 8, 2026 · Au'au Channel
Au'au Channel · Feb – Mar 2026
138 m
Deepest dive
4:58
Longest dive
94
Dives
- Sightings
- 8
- Days between first and last sighting
- 21
- Deepest dive on record
- 138 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 2026 | 31 m | 24.9°C | 27 m |
| Feb 15, 2026 | 1,139 m | 25.0°C | 97 m |
| Feb 15, 2026 | 56 m | 24.9°C | 29 m |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 68 m | 24.6°C | 57 m |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 33 m | 24.6°C | 28 m |
| Mar 6, 2026 | 199 m | 24.9°C | 138 m |
| Mar 8, 2026 | 22 m | 24.4°C | 17 m |
| Mar 8, 2026 | 22 m | 24.4°C | 20 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
138 m
Deepest dive
4:58
Longest dive
94
Dives
19 m
Avg dive depth
8
Sightings
21
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 · Mar 6, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 199 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 24.9°C
- Distance from shore
- 11.0 km
Across the residency · 8 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 22 m – 1,139 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 24.4°C – 25.0°C
- Distance from shore
- 1.0 km – 11.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 8 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.