Malaelae – Residency
10th sighting in Au'au Channel
Malaelae @6347
Dec 21, 2024 – Feb 16, 2025 · Au'au Channel
Au'au Channel · Dec 2024 – Feb 2025
117 m
Deepest dive
5:06
Longest dive
40
Dives
- Sightings
- 4
- Days between first and last sighting
- 57
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 2024 | 131 m | — | 54 m |
| Jan 5, 2025 | 63 m | — | 56 m |
| Jan 17, 2025 | 1,530 m | — | 117 m |
| Feb 16, 2025 | 88 m | — | 49 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
117 m
Deepest dive
5:06
Longest dive
40
Dives
29 m
Avg dive depth
4
Sightings
57
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 (1,530 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jan 17, 2025
measured- Seafloor depth
- 1,530 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- —
- Distance from shore
- 6.0 km
Across the residency · 4 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 63 m – 1,530 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- —
- Distance from shore
- 4.0 km – 8.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 4 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.