Benz – Residency
7th sighting in Gulf of the Farallones
Benz @877
Jun 21 – Sep 18, 2026 · Gulf of the Farallones
Farallones, Every Summer
Krill's stacked up thick out here — no wonder I keep showing my tail.
29 m
Deepest dive
1:24
Longest dive
19
Dives
- Sightings
- 2
- Days between first and last sighting
- 89
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 2026 | 23 m | 15.4°C | 14 m |
| Sep 18, 2026 | 32 m | 16.2°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
29 m
Deepest dive
1:24
Longest dive
19
Dives
11 m
Avg dive depth
2
Sightings
89
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 (32 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Sep 18, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 32 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 16.2°C
- Distance from shore
- 14.0 km
Across the residency · 2 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 23 m – 32 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 15.4°C – 16.2°C
- Distance from shore
- 10.0 km – 14.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NASA JPL MUR sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 2 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.