CRC-16069 – Residency
18th sighting in Monterey Bay
CRC-16069 @7078
Sep 10 – Oct 5, 2026 · Monterey Bay
Two Names, One Whale
Caught twice this September — proof the bay just can't decide what to call me.
95 m
Deepest dive
3:53
Longest dive
57
Dives
- Sightings
- 5
- Days between first and last sighting
- 25
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2026 | 207 m | 17.7°C | 77 m |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 123 m | — | 80 m |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 183 m | — | 61 m |
| Oct 5, 2026 | 262 m | — | 95 m |
| Oct 5, 2026 | 83 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
95 m
Deepest dive
3:53
Longest dive
57
Dives
28 m
Avg dive depth
5
Sightings
25
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 (262 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Oct 5, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 262 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- —
- Distance from shore
- 5.0 km
Across the residency · 5 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 83 m – 262 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 17.7°C
- Distance from shore
- 3.0 km – 12.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 5 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.