HW-MN0443543 – Residency
6th sighting in Au'au Channel
HW-MN0443543 @79689
Jan 9 – 19, 2026 · Au'au Channel
Au'au Channel · Jan 2026
79 m
Deepest dive
2:38
Longest dive
25
Dives
- Sightings
- 3
- Days between first and last sighting
- 10
- Deepest dive on record
- 79 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 2026 | 67 m | 25.7°C | 42 m |
| Jan 11, 2026 | 1,139 m | 25.6°C | 79 m |
| Jan 19, 2026 | 42 m | 25.2°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
79 m
Deepest dive
2:38
Longest dive
25
Dives
24 m
Avg dive depth
3
Sightings
10
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 (1,139 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jan 11, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 1,139 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 25.6°C
- Distance from shore
- 5.0 km
Across the residency · 3 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 42 m – 1,139 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 25.2°C – 25.7°C
- Distance from shore
- 2.0 km – 5.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 3 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.