SEAK-5608 – Residency
3rd sighting in Au'au Channel
SEAK-5608 @97860
Dec 20, 2025 – Jan 17, 2026 · Au'au Channel
Au'au Channel · Dec 2025 – Jan 2026
46 m
Deepest dive
2:10
Longest dive
38
Dives
- Sightings
- 3
- Days between first and last sighting
- 28
- Deepest dive on record
- 46 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 2025 | 1,139 m | 26.0°C | 35 m |
| Jan 7, 2026 | 53 m | 25.4°C | 46 m |
| Jan 17, 2026 | 53 m | 25.3°C | 30 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
46 m
Deepest dive
2:10
Longest dive
38
Dives
17 m
Avg dive depth
3
Sightings
28
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 (53 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jan 7, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 53 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 25.4°C
- Distance from shore
- 5.0 km
Across the residency · 3 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 53 m – 1,139 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 25.3°C – 26.0°C
- Distance from shore
- 3.0 km – 5.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NOAA OISST sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 3 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.