CRC-20863 – Residency
8th sighting in Au'au Channel
CRC-20863 @79875
Feb 7 – Mar 5, 2026 · Au'au Channel
Au'au Channel · Feb – Mar 2026
38 m
Deepest dive
1:57
Longest dive
22
Dives
- Sightings
- 3
- Days between first and last sighting
- 26
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7, 2026 | 45 m | 25.4°C | 38 m |
| Feb 27, 2026 | 61 m | 24.7°C | 36 m |
| Mar 5, 2026 | 34 m | 24.7°C | 29 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
38 m
Deepest dive
1:57
Longest dive
22
Dives
19 m
Avg dive depth
3
Sightings
26
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 (45 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Feb 7, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 45 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 25.4°C
- Distance from shore
- 2.0 km
Across the residency · 3 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 34 m – 61 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 24.7°C – 25.4°C
- Distance from shore
- 2.0 km – 4.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 3 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.