Canonical – Residency
5th sighting in Au'au Channel
Canonical @5895
Dec 19, 2025 – Feb 3, 2026 · Au'au Channel
Au'au Channel · Dec 2025 – Feb 2026
59 m
Deepest dive
2:38
Longest dive
21
Dives
- Sightings
- 2
- Days between first and last sighting
- 46
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 2025 | 80 m | 26.0°C | 51 m |
| Feb 3, 2026 | 184 m | 25.7°C | 59 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
59 m
Deepest dive
2:38
Longest dive
21
Dives
28 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
46
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 (184 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Feb 3, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 184 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 25.7°C
- Distance from shore
- 8.0 km
Across the residency · 2 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 80 m – 184 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 25.7°C – 26.0°C
- Distance from shore
- 4.0 km – 8.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 2 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.