Chromosome – Residency
42nd sighting in Monterey Bay
Chromosome @701
Jul 2 – Sep 28, 2026 · Monterey Bay
Monterey Bay, Late Summer
Waters I know like an old friend, still showing off for the cameras.
317 m
Deepest dive
10:30
Longest dive
46
Dives
- Sightings
- 3
- Days between first and last sighting
- 88
- Deepest dive on record
- 317 m · this residency
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 2026 | 729 m | 15.6°C | 317 m |
| Sep 27, 2026 | 215 m | 16.6°C | 158 m |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 138 m | 16.7°C | 118 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
317 m
Deepest dive
10:30
Longest dive
46
Dives
42 m
Avg dive depth
3
Sightings
88
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 (729 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jul 2, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 729 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 15.6°C
- Distance from shore
- 13.0 km
Across the residency · 3 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 138 m – 729 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 15.6°C – 16.7°C
- Distance from shore
- 2.0 km – 13.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NASA JPL MUR sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 3 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.