HW-MN0443610 – Residency
8th sighting in Au'au Channel
HW-MN0443610 @79757
Feb 17 – 23, 2026 · Au'au Channel
Au'au Channel · Feb 2026
51 m
Deepest dive
2:08
Longest dive
32
Dives
- Sightings
- 2
- Days between first and last sighting
- 6
- Deepest dive on record
- 51 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 17, 2026 | 42 m | 24.7°C | 23 m |
| Feb 23, 2026 | 68 m | 24.6°C | 51 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
2:08
Longest dive
32
Dives
17 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
6
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 (68 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Feb 23, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 68 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 24.6°C
- Distance from shore
- 6.0 km
Across the residency · 2 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 42 m – 68 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 24.6°C – 24.7°C
- Distance from shore
- 2.0 km – 6.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 2 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.