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Monterey Bay

2021-2022 calf of UABCS-MN5-04R0441 – Residency

3rd sighting in Monterey Bay
Fluke of 2021-2022 calf of UABCS-MN5-04R0441
2021-2022 calf of UABCS-MN5-04R0441 Confirmed in the catalog @82125
Jun 30 – Oct 1, 2026 · Monterey Bay

Channel Light, Late Summer

Turned through those kelp bars twice this stretch, feeling right at home.

157 m
Deepest dive
6:09
Longest dive
26
Dives
Sightings
3
Days between first and last sighting
93

Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured

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SightingSeafloorSea tempDeepest dive (modelled)
Jun 30, 2026567 m15.8°C134 m
Sep 27, 2026960 m—143 m
Oct 1, 2026567 m—157 m

Seafloor and sea temperature measured · ✳ dives modelled

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Deepest dive against the seafloor, per sighting

Seafloor · measured Deepest dive · modelled
Jun 30, 2026 — seafloor 567 m (measured), deepest dive 134 m (modelled)Jun 30Sep 27, 2026 — seafloor 960 m (measured), deepest dive 143 m (modelled)Sep 27Oct 1, 2026 — seafloor 567 m (measured), deepest dive 157 m (modelled)Oct 1

Depth runs down from the surface. The modelled dive never passes the measured seafloor at that sighting.

Dives

157 m
Deepest dive
6:09
Longest dive
26
Dives
42 m
Avg dive depth
3
Sightings
93
Days first → last

Dive metrics are modelled within real depth limits — not measured

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Dive profile

modelled
0100200157 mstartdive sequence (illustrative)

Depth shaped by the seafloor limit here (567 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.

Deep Effort Score

Deep

Depth, duration and recovery resolved into a single number for this session.

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Place

Where this happened · Oct 1, 2026

measured
Seafloor depth
567 m
Sea-surface temperature
—
Distance from shore
16.0 km

Across the residency · 3 sightings

measured
Seafloor depth
567 m – 960 m
Sea-surface temperature
15.8°C
Distance from shore
16.0 km – 19.0 km

Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · PacIOOS coastline distance

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Source records

This activity is assembled from 3 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.

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