CRC-19578 – Residency
3rd sighting in Monterey Bay
CRC-19578 @79423
Jul 12 – Aug 22, 2026 · Monterey Bay
Kelp Edge Season
Late summer in my bay, spotted enough times to feel properly seen.
51 m
Deepest dive
2:01
Longest dive
28
Dives
- Sightings
- 3
- Days between first and last sighting
- 41
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2026 | 80 m | 16.2°C | 39 m |
| Jul 13, 2026 | 77 m | 16.4°C | 51 m |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 67 m | 16.4°C | 38 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
51 m
Deepest dive
2:01
Longest dive
28
Dives
19 m
Avg dive depth
3
Sightings
41
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 (77 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jul 13, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 77 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 16.4°C
- Distance from shore
- 11.0 km
Across the residency · 3 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 67 m – 80 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 16.2°C – 16.4°C
- Distance from shore
- 2.0 km – 11.0 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.