Motitas – Residency
75th sighting in Monterey Bay
Motitas @959
Apr 28 – Jul 17, 2026 · Monterey Bay
Monterey Green Water Season
Krill piling thick again this year, lunges felt effortless out there.
162 m
Deepest dive
6:20
Longest dive
35
Dives
- Sightings
- 3
- Days between first and last sighting
- 79
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2026 | 627 m | 13.8°C | 88 m |
| Apr 28, 2026 | 567 m | 13.6°C | 162 m |
| Jul 17, 2026 | 78 m | 15.8°C | 71 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
162 m
Deepest dive
6:20
Longest dive
35
Dives
32 m
Avg dive depth
3
Sightings
79
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 (567 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Apr 28, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 567 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 13.6°C
- Distance from shore
- 16.0 km
Across the residency · 3 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 78 m – 627 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 13.6°C – 15.8°C
- Distance from shore
- 4.0 km – 16.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 3 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.