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Santa Barbara Channel

2020-2021 calf of CRC-15266 – Residency

5th sighting in Santa Barbara Channel
Fluke of 2020-2021 calf of CRC-15266
2020-2021 calf of CRC-15266 Confirmed in the catalog @61121
Apr 3 – 6, 2022 · Santa Barbara Channel

Santa Barbara Channel · Apr 2022

137 m
Deepest dive
5:21
Longest dive
42
Dives
Sightings
3
Days between first and last sighting
3

Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured

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SightingSeafloorSea tempDeepest dive (modelled)
Apr 3, 2022294 m—113 m
Apr 6, 2022229 m—137 m
Apr 6, 2022233 m—64 m

Seafloor and sea temperature measured · ✳ dives modelled

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Deepest dive against the seafloor, per sighting

Seafloor · measured Deepest dive · modelled
Apr 3, 2022 — seafloor 294 m (measured), deepest dive 113 m (modelled)Apr 3Apr 6, 2022 — seafloor 229 m (measured), deepest dive 137 m (modelled)Apr 6Apr 6, 2022 — seafloor 233 m (measured), deepest dive 64 m (modelled)Apr 6

Depth runs down from the surface. The modelled dive never passes the measured seafloor at that sighting.

Dives

137 m
Deepest dive
5:21
Longest dive
42
Dives
28 m
Avg dive depth
3
Sightings
3
Days first → last

Dive metrics are modelled within real depth limits — not measured

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Dive profile

modelled
075150137 mstartdive sequence (illustrative)

Depth shaped by the seafloor limit here (229 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.

Deep Effort Score

Deep

Depth, duration and recovery resolved into a single number for this session.

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Place

Where this happened · Apr 6, 2022

measured
Seafloor depth
229 m
Sea-surface temperature
—
Distance from shore
12.0 km

Across the residency · 3 sightings

measured
Seafloor depth
229 m – 294 m
Sea-surface temperature
—
Distance from shore
9.0 km – 12.0 km

Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · PacIOOS coastline distance

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Source records

This activity is assembled from 3 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.

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