2020-2021 calf of Chompers – Residency
15th sighting in Santa Barbara Channel
2020-2021 calf of Chompers @62844
Jul 3 – 4, 2026 · Santa Barbara Channel
Kelp shelf, July
Twice in this stretch, right where I learned to feed. Still my favorite classroom.
100 m
Deepest dive
4:26
Longest dive
33
Dives
- Sightings
- 2
- Days between first and last sighting
- 1
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2026 | 251 m | 16.7°C | 100 m |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 393 m | 16.8°C | 89 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
100 m
Deepest dive
4:26
Longest dive
33
Dives
27 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
1
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 (251 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jul 3, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 251 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 16.7°C
- Distance from shore
- 7.0 km
Across the residency · 2 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 251 m – 393 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 16.7°C – 16.8°C
- Distance from shore
- 7.0 km – 10.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NASA JPL MUR sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 2 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.