Dunkle – Residency
21st sighting in Au'au Channel
Dunkle @6262
Dec 7, 2025 – Feb 5, 2026 · Au'au Channel
Au'au Channel · Dec 2025 – Feb 2026
53 m
Deepest dive
2:27
Longest dive
68
Dives
- Sightings
- 6
- Days between first and last sighting
- 59
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 7, 2025 | 69 m | 26.3°C | 51 m |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1,139 m | 25.6°C | 53 m |
| Jan 18, 2026 | 63 m | 25.5°C | 26 m |
| Jan 21, 2026 | 48 m | 25.2°C | 40 m |
| Feb 4, 2026 | 42 m | 25.4°C | 38 m |
| Feb 5, 2026 | 17 m | 25.4°C | 15 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
53 m
Deepest dive
2:27
Longest dive
68
Dives
20 m
Avg dive depth
6
Sightings
59
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 (1,139 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Dec 31, 2025
measured- Seafloor depth
- 1,139 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 25.6°C
- Distance from shore
- 5.0 km
Across the residency · 6 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 17 m – 1,139 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 25.2°C – 26.3°C
- Distance from shore
- 2.0 km – 7.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NASA JPL MUR sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 6 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.