CRC-19578 – Residency
3rd sighting in Santa Barbara Channel
CRC-19578 @79423
Feb 14 – 28, 2026 · Santa Barbara Channel
Santa Barbara Channel · Feb 2026
104 m
Deepest dive
5:54
Longest dive
19
Dives
- Sightings
- 2
- Days between first and last sighting
- 14
- Deepest dive on record
- 104 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 2026 | 192 m | 16.1°C | 104 m |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 367 m | 15.3°C | 66 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
104 m
Deepest dive
5:54
Longest dive
19
Dives
30 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
14
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 (192 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Feb 14, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 192 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 16.1°C
- Distance from shore
- 12.0 km
Across the residency · 2 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 192 m – 367 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 15.3°C – 16.1°C
- Distance from shore
- 6.0 km – 12.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 2 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.