Happywhale - Humpback Whale in Southern 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 415 contributors in alphabetic order:

Abhishek Gurung; Ab Steenvoorden; Adrian Boyle; Agustin Ullmann; Alain Bidart; Alan Edgar; Alan Jones; Alan Lillich; alan Stevens; Alex; Alexander Unmack; Alex Borowicz; Alex Cowan; Alex Williams; Alfredo Carrasco Valdivieso; Alisa Schulman-Janiger (California Killer Whale Project); Alison Howlett; Allison Lee; Allison Proano; Anna Bulleid; anna maria gibellini; Anna McGinley; Anna Pillich; Anne Morden; Annette Bombosch; Annie Ford; Anthony Benedetto; Anthony Rominske; April Ryan; Arjen Drost; Arlene Ripley; Arno; barry; Barry Frost; Barry Kettlety; Barry Miller; Ben Franklin; benjamin; Ben Osborne; Ben Wallis; Berend-Jan Bel; Bernardo Alps; Betty Berry; B M JAY; Bob; Bob Burger; Bonnie Gretz; bonnie sachs; Boudewijn aan de Stegge; Brandon Hagg; Brian Clements; Brian Dolan; Bryan Thorne; Calvin Cheng; Cam Allen; Camilo Rada; Candelaria Reymundo Santos; Carlos Olavarria; Carol Aten; Caroline Egan; Caroline Nicolson; Carol Irwin; Carolyn Dankowski; Catherine Birt; Cathy Hachigian; Cathy Tugmon; Catriona Franck; Chen Shao Hua; Cheryl Evans; Cheryl Foster; Chris Croxson; Chris Sumrow; Christian Engelke; Christine Mason; Christine Webb; Christopher Evans; Christopher Gegenheimer; Chris Van Winkle; Chuck Gavaletz; chung lee; Cindy Marple; Claire Garrigue; Clemens Vanderwerf; Colby Brokvist; Colin Baxter; Conor Ryan; Cooper Faust; Curtis Jones; Cyril VATHELET; Daniela Abras; Daren Burney; Darrel DeLong; Darrin Allen; Darryl Radstake; Dave P; Dave Parsons; David Blaen; David Detmer; David Duran; David Gamba; David German; David Gibbs; David Hinchliffe; Dean Gushee; Dick Brown; Dmitrii Kiselev; Dominic Sasse; Doug Cheeseman; Doug Clark; Doug Gould; Doug Mahugh; Doug Nowacek; Dr. Linda Stogner; Dr. med Hartmut Bombosch; Duncan Armour; eddy thys; Edith Simonson; Edward Rooks; EJs Encounters; Elfyn Pugh; Elizabeth Bradfield; Eli Zaharieva; elsa; Eric Carr; Eric Chen; Eric Schweizer; Erin Mullen; Ernie Bonacum; Eva Maria Jung; Fabrice Schmitt; Fangge Lin; Fanny Adomat; Fiona Borthwick; Flip Nicklin; Gabriela Kern; Gail Addis; Garry Smith; Gary Liddle; Gary Marsh; Genna Roland; Georgina Palmer; Gerald Friesen; Geraldine; Gilbert Baltzinger; Gill Wilson; GLORIA GONZALEZ; Grace Best-Devereux; Grace Leung; Greg Boreham; Greg W. Lasley; Guilhem; Hai Nguyen; Hannah Brightley; Hannah Lawson; Hanna Michel; Hans Verdaat; Heidi Krajewsky; Heike Dietzmann; Helen Ahern; Hella Martens; Henning; Hilary Barton; Holly Flynn; Horst Klotz; Hugh Rose; Iain Carson; Ian Livey; Ian Parsons; Ian Prain; Ina Condrea; James F C Hyde IV; James McCormack; James William Lynn; Jan-Peter Onstwedder; Jared Towers; Jayne Ryan; Jean; Jean Michel Besancon; Jeff; Jeff Higgott; Jeff Litton; Jeff Nagel; Jeff Reynolds; Jenny Grayson; Jenny Starick; jerry; Jessica Daly; Jimmy Yu; Jim Wilson; Jochen Ricker; Jodi Frediani; Joe Kaplan; Joel Moore; Joerg Schanko; John Adkins; John Chardine; John Fennell; John J King II; John Manion; John Mastandona; John mccabe; John McGarvey; Johnny Giese; John Pavelka; John Roberts-Harry; John Rogers; Jonathan Irish; Jorge Acevedo; joselyn fenstermacher; J. R. Patee; Julia Brown; Julianne; Julie Albright; Julie Daltrey; Julie Nicholls; Juliette Hennequin; Julio Santos; June Davidson; Kalasara Del Viscovo; Karen Romano Young; Karina; Kate Curry; Katharina Kreissig; Kathy D'Arnay; Katie Crafts; Katie Little; Katzenpfoten; Kendra Chittenden; Kenneth Hart; Ken Wright; Kevin Closs; Kevin Morgan; Kim Chater; Krista Rossow; Kristin Davis; Kurtis Randall; Larry Brilliant; Larry Worter; Lars Maltha Rasmussen; Laura Cowburn; Laura K.O. Smith; Lauren Farmer; Lee Nackman; Leoni South; Libby Levison; Li Jia; Linda Hoe; Lisa Korklan; Lisa Macmillan; LIUBAI; L Nichols; Loran Wlodarski; Lottie van Kempen; Lou Newman; Luciano Dalla Rosa; Luis Ku; Lu, Thomas; Lyn Emerich; Maggie MacPherson; Malcolm Barents; Marcelo Flores; Marcus Bergström; Margaret Manson; Marian Herz; Marie-Paul; Marijke Nita de Boer; Marilia Olio; Marilou Delignieres; Mark; Mark Crowe; Mark Langston; Markus Burger; MARK W GREENE, MD; Marley Watkins; Martina; Martin Brooks; Matt Heffner; Matthew Chadwick; Maurice van de Maele; Megan McOsker; Meg Hall; Melanie Glaubitz; Michael Govan; Michael Quinn; Mike Greenfelder; Mike Khusid; Mike Lowry; Mike Morelock; Milton Marcondes; Mindy and Paul Blaski; Ming Him Li; Mitzi; Mocca83; Monika Cienkowska; Monika Kloudova; Morten Hollænder Beeck; Nadine Habib; Natalie Gillis; Nathan Small; Nicola Silver; Nicole Rosen; Nigel Watson; Nikki; Olivier Dochy; Omri Berkovich; Pablo Fernicola; Pamela Reynolds; Pat Antliff; perennec thierry; Per Nikolaj Bukh; Pete; Pete Peterson; Peter Clement; Peter de Rouw; Peter Kelvin; Peter Nelson; Petra Glardon; Philip; Philip Stone; Phillip Hunter; Phillip Terry; Pierre Bendayan; Pim Wolf; Polar Latitudes Citizen Scientists; Pradeep Kumar Agrawal; Ranald Hollan; randy pitts; R. A. Reese; Rebecca Rawalt; Richard Gamertsfelder; Richard Jones; Richard Schifreen; Richard White; Rich Hudnut Jr; Rich Macdonald; Rick And Peggy Pittaro; Rita Kluge; Rob Cottom; Robert A. Boas; Robert Matthews; Robert Miller; Robert Pitman; Robert Rosenstein; Robyn Woodward; RoNic; Rosalie Greer; ROTA Danielle; Roy Booth; Sally Mizroch; Sally Schmeltzer; Samantha Derasse; Sam Gulino; Sam Murr; Sandra McMahon; Sarah; Sarah Kather; Sarah Keenan; Sarah Widman; Sara Tkaczyk; Sean Todd; Sebastian Schehlmann; Seth Gadinsky; Sharon Studley; sherrie weiss; Shirley Ritsch; Sidney Wolff; sikko de Graaf; Simon Tonge; Simon van D; Siyu Liu; Sophie Ballagh; sstein; Staffan Vedin; Stephanie Newkirk; Stephen Anstee; Stephenie Ezzy; Stephen Oppenheim; Steve Hample; Steve Kent; Steve Maclean; Sue Forbes; Susan Adie; Susan Lykes; Susan M Lacy; Sylvie Rondeau; Tea Tibilovi; Ted Cheeseman; Ted Creek; Teresa Blase; Teresa Sarmina; Terry Godfrey; Therese Horntrich; Thijs van den Berg; Thomas Schaub; Thomas Vogelsang; Tobias Brehm; Tom Smith; Tracey Radmall; Tracy Davis; Travis Wadeley; Umit Cukurel; Vahe Guzelimian; Valerian Jone; Venkat Ramnath; Vicki Beaver; Victoria Stokes; Vikas Majithia; Vivekanandan Kannan; Vivek Khanzode; Walter Smith; Warren Capps; Xihe Xie; Xuewen Li; Ylva Grams; Yolonda Washington

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)