2020-2021 calf of Madonna – Residency
14th sighting in Monterey Bay
2020-2021 calf of Madonna @59949
Aug 27 – Oct 12, 2026 · Monterey Bay
Same Canyon, Steady Water
Keep circling back where the shelf feeds me.
109 m
Deepest dive
3:33
Longest dive
113
Dives
- Sightings
- 7
- 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2026 | 75 m | 16.9°C | 36 m |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 120 m | 15.8°C | 75 m |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 112 m | 15.3°C | 51 m |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 122 m | 15.3°C | 109 m |
| Sep 2, 2026 | 86 m | 15.3°C | 64 m |
| Sep 3, 2026 | 90 m | 15.3°C | 40 m |
| Oct 12, 2026 | 22 m | — | 18 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
109 m
Deepest dive
3:33
Longest dive
113
Dives
22 m
Avg dive depth
7
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 (122 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
Deep Effort Score
DeepPlace
Where this happened · Aug 31, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 122 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 15.3°C
- Distance from shore
- 6.0 km
Across the residency · 7 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 22 m – 122 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 15.3°C – 16.9°C
- Distance from shore
- 3.0 km – 32.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NASA JPL MUR sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 7 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.