Makamakaula – Residency
7th sighting in Chatham Strait
Makamakaula @6346
Jun 18 – Jul 8, 2026 · Chatham Strait
Chatham Strait, Early Summer Herring Run
Deep green water, thick herring, and this strait still knows my name.
65 m
Deepest dive
2:12
Longest dive
23
Dives
- Sightings
- 2
- Days between first and last sighting
- 20
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 2026 | 282 m | 10.1°C | 65 m |
| Jul 8, 2026 | 138 m | 12.3°C | 39 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
65 m
Deepest dive
2:12
Longest dive
23
Dives
23 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
20
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 (282 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jun 18, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 282 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 10.1°C
- Distance from shore
- 6.0 km
Across the residency · 2 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 138 m – 282 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 10.1°C – 12.3°C
- Distance from shore
- 1.0 km – 6.0 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.