Happywhale - Humpback Whale in North Pacific Ocean
Happywhale

Happywhale and contributors

Happywhale.com is a resource to help you know whales as individuals, and to benefit conservation science with rich data about individual whales.

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Sightings and images were submitted to Happywhale by contributors. A portion of the Happywhale data were transferred to OBIS-SEAMAP upon the agreement between Happywhale and OBIS-SEAMAP.

There may be duplicate records among Happywhale datasets and other OBIS-SEAMAP datasets. The precision of date/time vary per record. Some records have date accuracy up to year only.

This dataset includes sightings and photos from the following 628 contributors in alphabetic order:

Aaron Peterson; Adam U; Alain Bidart; alakza; Alan Reitsch; Alayna Hawkins; Albert Esther; Alethea Leddy; Alexandra Vanderzee; Alexa Trauger; Alicia Krueger; Alisa Schulman-Janiger (California Killer Whale Project); Allan Crandell; Allison Fuller; Allison Payne; Alvaro Jaramillo; Amanda Garcia; Amber Klimek; Amber Luvmour; Amy; Amy Fowler; Amy Pingree; Anay Tarnekar; Andrea Krieser; Andrew Lucas; Andrew Moore; Andy Scheffler; Angela Szesciorka; Anne Conlon; Anne Gordon de Barrigon; Annick Pruett; Annie Douglas; Ann Pitts; Anthony Sheridan; Ashala Tylor; Austin; Barry Willis; Becky O'Neill; Benjamin; Bernardo Alps; Bert Forbes; Betina Loudermilk; Bill McComb; Bill Stewart; Blain Anderson; Bob Perry; Bonnie Gretz; Brad lidstone; Brandon Pease; Brandy Riggan; Brenda Rone; Brendon Bissonnette; Brian Congdon; Brian Emmett; Brian Gibbs; Brian Gisborne; Bridget H. Watts; Brittany Becklund; Brock; Brooke McKinley; Bryan Brubaker; bryan zeitler; Calvin Mann; Capt. Dave's Dolphin & Whale Watching Safari; Capt. Mark Kocina of Central Coast Sailing and Avila Beach Whale Watching; Capt Nicholas robbins; Cara Gallagher; Carla Mitroff; Carlos Aguilera; Carlos Navarro; Caroline; Carol Irwin; Carol Keiper; Carrie Newell; Cascadia Research Collective; Casey Clark; Cathy Maxwell; Channel Islands NMS Naturalist Corps; Charles Hood; Charlie Cooper; Chase Dekker; Chasen Davis; Chelsea Mayer; Chloe Young; CHP Golden Gate Division Air Operations; Chris Biertuempfel; Chris Brady; Chris Clarke; Chris Hamilton; Chris newsom; Chris Rado; Christian Schwarz; Christie Jeffers; Christine Gabriele; Christopher Gallello; Christopher Westby; Cindy Alley; Cindy Marple; Clark Snodgrass; Clément Joly; Clint Rivers; Clive Martin; Colin Garland; Courtney Taylor; Craig; Craig Hayslip; Cristin Kelly; Curt Finfrock; Cynthia; Dale Frink; Dana Bozich; Dana Friedman; Daniel Bianchetta; Daniel Laggner; Danielle Dong; Dan Olsen; Dan Shapiro; Dave Anderson; Dave Barry; Dave Cade; Dave Ellifrit; Dave Grimshaw; Dave Hanna; Dave Huss; Dave Lott; David; David Beeninga; David Jensen; David Leftwich; Deana Glenz; Debbie; Debbie Sutton; Debbie Thompson; Deb Fitzgerald; Deborah Lucia; Deb Stewart; Dee Whitehurst; Dennis and Tina Carlson; Denny Zwiefelhofer; Diana Robertson; dianbo guo; Diane Alps; Dina Boyer; Divya Mankikar; Domenic Biagini; Don Dolittle; Don Gillies; Don McLeish; Donna Peake; Donna Pomeroy; Doug Cheeseman; Doug Gould; Douglas Croft; Duncan Armour; East Meets West Excursions; Eden Zang; Edith Simonson; Ed Roseboom; Eduardo Lugo Cabrera; Ed Zimny; Elanor Miller; Elfyn Pugh; Elia Franchini; Elijah; Elizabeth Zwamborn; Elke Szelwis; Elske Rotshuizen; Emily Christensen; Emily Wagner; Emma; Emma Luck; Eric Angel Ramos; Eric Austin Yee; Erica Wolff; Eric Carr; Eric Keen; Eric Martin; Eric Wildt; Erik Combs; Erin Falcone; Erin Gless; Ernst Schneidereit; Ester Quintana-Rizzo; Eva Marley; Evelin Breuers; Everett Robinson; Evgeny Mamaev; Ferd Bergholz; Fernando Arcas; Fernando Romo; FIBB catalog; Frankie Grant; Frank Wurtzel; Fred Sharpe; Gabrille Lopez; Gail Koza; gary neumann; Gary Sutton; Gena Bentall; Genevieve; George R Torralba; Gerald W Kamprath; Gerard Troost; G Hannas; Gina Ruttle; Ginger Moore; Ginny; Gitesh Shah; Gitte McDonald; Gonzalo Solernou; Gordon Firestein; Gordon Gates; Grace Halliday; Gracie; Gregg Gentry; Greg Hostetter; Greg Schorr; Greg W. Lasley; Gretchen Steiger; Gudaloor Varadarajan; Hamid Arabzadeh; Hannah Smith; Harbor Breeze Cruises; Heather Heffernan; Heather MacIntyre; Hector Guzman; Heidi Pearson; Helen Ahern; Hella Martens; Holly Fearnbach; Holly Zavaleta; Howard Matis; Hugh Rose; Humpback Whale Sanctuary-MMHSRP; Humphrey Williams; isabella; Isidore Szczepaniak; IWC Pacific Ocean Whale and Ecosystem Research cruises; Jack Springer; Jack Wherley; James Gresham; James Manzanares; James Maughn; James Maya; james moskito; James Whittaker; Jamie Knaub; Jan Booch; Janel Griffin; jane mayer; Jane Rudebusch; Jane Wembridge; Jason Thomas; Javorka; Jay Jaffee; JB; JD Geiger; Jean-Louis Delezenne; Jeff Hill; Jeff Jacobsen; Jeff Litton; Jeffrey MacQuarrie; Jeff vidal; jenifer gaitan; Jennifer Hicklin; Jennifer Quan; Jennifer Starr; Jeremy; Jerry Shenk; Jessica Crowe; Jessica Roame; Jessica Schloemer; Jessie; Jessie Huggins; J Harles; Jill Hein; Jill Matyuch; Jim Cotton; Jim Cubbage; Jim Nahmens; Jim Scarff; Joanna Sokolowski; Joanne Bertuzzi; Joanne Jarzobski; Jodi Frediani; Jodi Koepke; Joe Evenson; Joe Galkowski; Joe Johnston; Joel Barrett; Joelle De Weerdt; John Calambokidis; John Chiovarou; John Ford; John K. Borys, Jr.; John Nickel; JoLynn Alvarez; Jon Stern; JORGE URBAN; Joseph Evenson; Josh McInnes; Joshua Meza-Fidalgo; Josie K Byington; Judy Patterson Ayala; Julia Huddleson; Julia O'Hern; Julie Krajewski; Justin Clarey; Justin Viezbicke; Kaitlin Magliano; Kaitlyn Page; Kalasara Del Viscovo; Kara Hall; Kate Cummings; Kate Spencer; Kate Thomas; Katherina Audley; Kathryn Miner; Kathy Francis; Kathy Nolet; Kátia Silva; Katie Dunbar; Katlyn Taylor; Kecia Duffy; Keith McMahan; Ken Balcomb; Ken-ichi Ueda; Kenneth; Ken Seddon; Ken Southerland; Kiera Ryon; Kiirsten Flynn; Kim Shelden; Kim Sheldon; Kira Corcoran; Kirstin Graves; KrisClifford; Kristina Trowbridge; Kristin Rasmussen; Kym Bausch; Laney Garcia; Larry Bradfish; Laura Jean Moreno; Laurie Hrdlicka; Leendert van Bochoven; Leif Nordman; Leigh Torres; Lei Lani Stelle; Leslie Griffin; Leslie Richter; Leslie Roskuski; Lily; Linda Gibson; Linda Topp; Linda Tuero Lindsley; Lindsay Curtis; Lindsay Jaeger; Lin McMullin; Linn Jackson; Lisa Culp; Lisa LaPointe; Lisa Taylor; Lisa Walker; Loriannah Hespe; Lori Beraha; Lori & Rich Rothstein; Lotti Keenan; Louis C; L Schallop; Lucia Conner; Lucita Chin; luis tadeo camacho ledesma; Lynn; Madelyn Figueroa; Madison Jacobs; Ma. Eugenia Rodríguez; Maggie Snelgrove; Magnolia; Makaya kaduce; Marc; Marcel Vinicius de Morais; Marcie Callewaert; marco; Marco Saborio; Marc Webber; Margaret Alerding; Marian Herz; Marieke Knierim; Marilia Olio; Mari Muñoz; Marine Education and Research Society; Marine Life Studies; Marisel Gonzalez; Mark Aaron; Mark Andrew Cornish; MARK COX; Mark Edwin Ayre; Mark Girardeau; Mark Malleson; Mark OBrien; Martin Kemper; Matt Dixon; Matt Jackson; mattmittermayer@gmail.com; Matt Robson; Maureen Flannery; Mauricio; Meagan Jones; Megan Montes; Megan M Weber; Meghan Pearson; Mehul Shah; Melissa; Melissa Galieti; Meredith Pierce; Michael Alves; Michael Couffer; Michael H Smith; Michael Nelson; Michael Pierson; Michael White; Michele Finn; Michelle; Michelle Cherry; Mike Baird; mike bamshad; Mike Brink; Mike Greenfelder; Mike Nolan; mike romano; Mike Stallard; Miles King; Ming Ting; Miriam Gribin; Misty Harding; MMOBiDiC; Mona Wong; Monterey Bay Whale Watch; Morgane Lauf; Morgan Ramirez; Nancy Black; Nancy Hemmelgarn; Nathan; Nathaniel LaPointe; Nautilus Whale Watch; Nicene Porter-Shimotomai; Nick Murray; Nico Heyning; Nicole Watson; Nico Ransome; Nina Kee; NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region; NOAA National Marine Mammal Laboratory; Norm Vargas; North Gulf Oceanic Society; Octavia Jolley; Olga Organvidez; Olga von Ziegesar; Olivier Blaud; OO; Pablo Piña; paloma; Pamela Sufi; Patricia VanOver Indictor; Patrick Minton; patrick sproul; Patrick Wieler; Patti; Patti Hoffman; Paula Krauter; Paul Allen; Paul Dixon; Paul Johnson; Paul Kanive; Paul Pudwell; Pavak Shah; Peggy Stap; Petra Glardon; Phil; Philip Stone; Pia Gronvaldt; Pieter Folkens; Rachel Bratlie; Raghavan Nair; Randy Marsh; Raven Sky; ray hinojosa; Regina Domingo Esgleas; Rene Devito; Renee Beitzel; Richard Hallick; Richard Jackson; Richard Ternullo; Ritsuko Fujimori; R.J. Adams; rjadams55; RJI; Rob Breakiron; Robert Andrew Ferguson; Robert Heywood; Robert Horne; Roberto GDLV; Robert Parsons; Robert Perry; Robert Warner; Robert Watkins; Robin Agarwal; Robin Lowe; rod day; Roger Bryenton; RON CHARBONNEAU; Ron LeValley; Roopali Gupta; Rosie Gordon Lennox; Ross Wopat; R. Spooner; Ryan Donnelly; Ryan Lawler; Samantha Yagoda; Sanctuary Cruises; Sandi zimmermann; Sandy Diep; Sandy Myers; Sarah Cook; Sarah Scrivano; Sarah Strukan; Sara Kerosky; Sara Shimazu; Scott Rosman; Selena S. Rivera; Shane Gero; Shari Bookstaff; Sharlene mcneish; Sharon Wardale Trejo; Shaun Patrick; Shea Majbroda; Sheri Cohen; Sheri Vandrew; Sherrill Smith; Shoal Hollingsworth; Sierra Bertini; Sierra Goodman; Sigi Wiesner; Ski Laniewicz; slater t moore; Sonya Fraser; Sreekumar Jairaj; srih dore; Stephanie Go; Stephanie Newkirk; Stephen Huckvale; Steve Johnston; Steven Sheridan; Steve OToole; Steve Scordino; Steve Smith; Stu Davidson; Sunomen Rimel; Susana Ede Emilia De los Santos Reyes; Susan Kozdon; Susanne; Sven Reutter; Sylvia Borunda Firth; Tammera Badano; Tammy Orr; Tammy Starkey; Tammy Sue Harris; Tara Brown; Tasli Shaw; Taylor Feeley; Ted Cheeseman; Teng Keng Vang; Tera Killip; Teresa Blase; Teresa leyva; Terry L. Brown; Tess Chapman; Thais Arata; The Reese Family; Thomas Alcorn; Thomas Lyrholm; Thomas R. Kieckhefer; Thor Brisbin; Tiffany Poon; Tim Gannon; Tim Hammond; Tim Huntington; Timothy Lara - HPS; Tina Vermeulen; Todd Chandler; Tom Coates; Tomoko Mitsuya; Tomoko Shimotomai; Tom Williams; Tony Goring; Tony Thomas; Torbjörn Gudinge; Tori Bowe; Tori Thompson; Tory Johnson; T. Pieper; Tracie Sugo; Traci Walter; Tracy Desiderio; Tyania Diffin; UNAM; Valerie Cramer; Valerie shore; Valérie Stekke; Verena Gill; Vicki Beaver; Vicki Boardman; Vickie; Vincent Shay; Vivek Khanzode; VS; Warren Vinzant; Watt Alston; Wayne Gerth; Wendy Szaniszlo; Whale Quest; Whale Watch Cabo; Whale Watch Vallarta; Wildlife Pacific; Wild Side Specialty Tours; Will Dixon; William Keener; Yubarta Trips

Overview

Attributes described below represent those in the original dataset provided by the provider.
Only minimum required attributes are visible and downlodable online. Other attributes may be obtained upon provider's permission unless otherwise noted below.

This section explains attributes included in the original dataset. OBIS-SEAMAP restricts the attributes available to the public to date/time, lat/lon and species names/counts only. Should you need other attributes described here, you are encouraged to contact the data provider.

Attributes in dataset provided

Attribute (table column)	Description
oid	Internal ID
type	Always 'Event'
modified	Last modified
language	Language. Always 'en'
institution_code	Institution code. Always 'Happywhale'
basis_of_record	Basis of record. Always 'HumanObservation'
occurrence_id	Occurrence ID assigned by Happywhale
catalog_number	Catalog number. A link to Happywhale
recorded_by	Person or organization who recorded the data
individual_count	Number of animal. Always 1
sex	Gender of the animal if known
preparations	Method of data collection. Always 'photograph'
occurrence_remarks	Occurrence remarks
organism_id	Organism/animal ID assigned by Happywhale
organism_name	Organism/animal name by provider
organism_remarks	Organism remarks
event_id	Event ID assigned by Happywhale
event_date	Date the picture was taken
event_time	Time the picture was taken in local time zone
higher_geography	Ocean the animal was seen
water_body	Details of ocean
locality	Location of ocean
verbatim_locality	Location of ocean described by the provider
decimal_latitude	Latitude in decimal degrees
decimal_longitude	Longitude in decimal degrees
geodetic_datum	Geodetic datum. Always 'EPSG:4326 WGS84'
coordinate_precision	Coordinate precision
scientific_name	Scientific name
taxon_rank	Taxon rank
vernacular_name	Common name
license	License for picture
rights_holder	Rights holder
external_resource	Link to the picture (mid size)
external_resource_thumb	Link to the picture (small size)