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 827 contributors in alphabetic order:

Abby Long; Abhishek Gurung; Abigail palin; Ab Steenvoorden; Adam Korczowski; Adely Dayan Hamoui; Adrian Ashman; Adrian Boyle; Adrian Vasquez; Agustin Ullmann; Ainars Zarins; ajay berdia; Alain Bidart; Alain Desbrosse; Alan Cameron; Alan Edgar; Alan Johanson; Alan Jones; Alan Lillich; alan Stevens; Alan Tottle; alan west; Alec; Alex; Alexander Romanovskiy; Alexander Unmack; Alex Borowicz; Alex Cowan; Alex Forman; Alex Williams; Alfredo Carrasco Valdivieso; Alicia; Alicia Kalmanovitch; Alicia Pla Lafargue; Ali Liddle; Alisa Kiva; Alisa Schulman-Janiger (California Killer Whale Project); Alison Howlett; Allison Cusick; Allison Lee; Allison Proano; Amy Stevens; Anastasia Ezhova; Andrew Peacock; Andrew Thompson; Andrew White; Andy Day; Andy Rose; Anelio Aguayo-Lobo; Angela Devaney; Anita North; Anna Bulleid; anna maria gibellini; Anna McGinley; Anna Pillich; Anne Moodie; Anne Morden; Annette Bombosch; Annie Ford; AnninaS; Antar Dayal; Anthony Benedetto; Anthony Pearce; Anthony Rominske; April Ryan; Arjen Drost; Arlene Ripley; Arno; Ashley Hamilton; Aute Kasdorp; Avner Chen; barry; Barry Frost; Barry Johnson; barry kennedy; Barry Kettlety; Barry Miller; Belinda Baccarini; Bella; Ben Franklin; Benida Solow; Benjamin Cáceres; Ben Osborne; Ben Wallis; Berend-Jan Bel; Berit Solstad; Bernadette; Bernard Girma; Bernardo Alps; Bert; Betty Berry; Bille; Bill Eggbeer; B M Jay; Bob; Bob Burger; Bob Davies; Bob Lough; Bonnie Gretz; Bonnie Sachs; Boo Borsberry-Woods; Boudewijn aan de Stegge; Brandon Hagg; Brian Dolan; Brian Solodar; Brigid Corrigan; Brigit Rooney; Bryan McDonald; Bryan Thorne; Byron Elvin Berger; Callie; Calvin Cheng; Cam Allen; Cameron Bumgarner; Camilla Manson; Camilo Rada; Candelaria Reymundo Santos; Candice; Carina Gsottbauer; Carla Gilbert; Carlos Martins; Carlos Olavarria; Carol Aten; Caroline Conver; Caroline Egan; Carol Irwin; Carol Petersen; Carolyn Dankowski; Carolyn Peterson; Carolyns79; Caryn B. Davis; Cassidy O'Bryant; Catherine Birt; Cathy; Cathy Tugmon; Catriona Franck; Cees Tineke; Charmaine Gallego; Chen Shao Hua; Cheryl Evans; Cheryl Foster; Cheryl Stewart; Chris Croxson; Chris Sumrow; Christian Engelke; Christian Savigny; Christian Thrane; Christian Wegener; Christine Mason; Christine Webb; Christophe Duc; Christopher Evans; Christopher Gegenheimer; Christopher Spitler; Chris Van Winkle; Chuck Gavaletz; Chung Lee; Chun Yang; Cindy Marple; Claire Garrigue; Clark Snodgrass; Claude Joiris; Claude Peffer; Claudia Schmidt; Clemens Vanderwerf; Clément Therace; Colby Brokvist; Conor Ryan; Cooper Faust; Cory Shaddox; Craig Hayslip; Craig Kent; Crawford Anderson; Curtis Jones; Cyril VATHELET; Dagmar Giesen; Dan Brown; Dan Harville; Daniela Abras; Daniel Scarparolo; Dan Linehan; Daren Burney; Darrel DeLong; Darrin Allen; Darryl Radstake; Dave B Smith; Dave Katz; Dave P; Dave Parsons; David Blaen; David Detmer; David Duran; David Gamba; David German; David Gibbs; David Hartman; David Hinchliffe; David Kassel; David Pechey; Dawn Gurtner; Dean Gushee; Deborah Wettlaufer; Deb Philipps; dennis greenhill; Dennis Rogers; Derek Oyen; Dick Brown; Dmitrii Kiselev; Dolores Muff; Dominic Sasse; Don; Donna Ikenberry; Doug Cheeseman; Doug Clark; Doug Gould; Doug Mahugh; Doug Murray; Doug Nowacek; Dr. Linda Stogner; Dr. med Hartmut Bombosch; Duane Schaaf; Duncan Armour; Duncan Jones; Eddy Thys; Edith Simonson; Edward Rooks; EJs Encounters; Elena Bjerre Nielsen; Eleuthera du Breuil; Elfyn Pugh; Elie Vannier; Elisa Rodríguez Giglio; Elizabeth Bradfield; Elizabeth Spear; Eli Zaharieva; elizaveta; Ella Potts; Ellen du Pont; Ellen Meyer; Elsa Freschet; Emma Rose; Eric Carr; Eric Chen; Eric Schweizer; Erin Gless; Erin Mullen; Ernest Brody; Ernie Bonacum; Espen Mills; Ethan Chen; Eva Maria Jung; Eva Pekarova; Fabrice Schmitt; Fangge Lin; Fanny; Fanny Adomat; Fernando Félix Grijalva; Flip Nicklin; Florence Wolf; Frank Adriaensen; Frank Dankers; Frank Fish; Frank Jacobs; Frank J. Vigil; Friedlaender BTBEL; Gabi Gomez; Gabriela Kern; Gail Addis; Gail Nichol; gail richardson; Gary Batcheller; Gary Liddle; Gary Marsh; Gary Rose; Gavin Stark; Gene Berry; Genna Roland; Genny May; Georgina; Georgina Palmer; Gerald Friesen; Geraldine; Gilbert Baltzinger; Gill Lockwood; Gill Wilson; glenn kessler; Gloria Gonzalez; Grace Best-Devereux; Graeme Wilson; Grazyna Lasek; Greg Boreham; Greg Greet; Greg W. Lasley; Guilhem; Hai Nguyen; Hal Espo; Haley Saxe; Hamish Laird; Hannah; Hannah Brightley; Hannah Lawson; Hanna Michel; Hanne Schmidt; Hans Verdaat; happywhalessab; Hayley Crowden; Hayley Newell; Heather; Heidi Eckard; Heidi Krajewsky; Heike Dietzmann; Heiko Egenolf; Helen Ahern; Helen Moore; Hella Martens; Henning; HE Yu; Hilary Barton; Holly Flynn; Hondius; Horst Klotz; Howard Arndt; Hugh Rose; HUMPBACK WHALE INSTITUTE - BRAZIL; Iain Carson; Ian Livey; Ian Parsons; Ian Prain; Ian Routley; Ian Smith; Ignatius Tan; Ina Condrea; Isan Skarbinski; James F C Hyde IV; James McCormack; James Moore; James Procida; James William Lynn; Jamie; Jamie Coleman; Jamie Colliver; Janet Shaw; Jan Hvizdal; Janina; Jan-Peter Onstwedder; Jared Towers; Javier Cotin; Jay Banbrooke; Jayne Ryan; Jaz Hsu; Jean; Jean Michel Besancon; Jeannine Winkel; Jeff; Jeff Higgott; Jeff Litton; Jeff Mirkin; Jeff Nagel; Jeff Reynolds; Jennifer; Jenny Grayson; Jenny Starick; jerry; Jessica Daly; Jessie Arnell; Jian Shen; Jill Pickett; Jim Donlon; Jimmy Yu; Jim Wilson; jlddt; Jo; Joanna Lim; Jochen Ricker; Jodi Frediani; Jody Elliott; Joe Kaplan; Joel Moore; Joerg Schanko; Joe Warren; Jo Feldman; Joffrey Dambour; John Adkins; John Barry; John Carlson; John & Carolyn; John Chardine; John Comisky; John Cuthbert; John Fennell; John Gwyther; John J King II; John Manion; John Mastandona; John mccabe; Johnny Giese; John Pavelka; John Roberts-Harry; John Rogers; Jonathan Irish; Jo Newnham; Jonny Milward; Jorge Acevedo; joselyn fenstermacher; Joseph Anderson; Joseph Helseth; Jo Shackleton; Joshua Harris; Joyce Guojun Ma; J. R. Patee; Judith Schaeffer; Julia Brown; Julia Colli; Julia Moffett; Juliana Tay; Julianne; Julie Albright; Julie Chadwick; Julie Daltrey; Julie Nicholls; Juliette Hennequin; Julio Cardoso; Julio Santos; June Davidson; Kai Haase; Kalasara Del Viscovo; Karen Romano Young; Karina; Karin Raemdonck; Kate Cummings; Kate Spencer; Katey Arnold; Katharina Kreissig; Kathy D'Arnay; Katie Crafts; Katie Little; Katzenpfoten; Kayvon; Keith Fitzpatrick; Kelly Cure; Kelly Perlewitz; Kelly Shaffer; Kendra Chittenden; Kenneth Hart; Kenneth Keller; Kenneth WY Chan; Ken Wright; Kevin Closs; Kevin Morgan; Kim Chater; Kirsten Thompson; Kitty Swanson; Krista Rossow; Kristina Kalb; Kristin Davis; kristy; Kristy; Kurtis Randall; Kurt Liewer; Lancy Cheng; Larry Brilliant; Larry Dicus; Larry Worter; Lars Maltha Rasmussen; Laura Avakian; Laura Cowburn; Laura Jourdan; Laura K.O. Smith; Laurence Fischer; Lauren Farmer; Lauri; Laurie Martz; Leandro Herrainz; Lee Nackman; Lei; Leoni South; Libby Levison; Lida pimper; Li Jia; Linda Hoe; linda lesslie; Linda Roolker; Lisa DeSimone; Lisa Korklan; Lisa Macmillan; Lisa Roudabush; LIUBAI; L Nichols; Logan Pallin; Loran Wlodarski; Lorraine Grant; Lottie van Kempen; Lou Newman; Lou Provan; Luciano Dalla Rosa; Luis Ku; Lu, Thomas; Lyn Emerich; Lyn Forster; Madalena; Madoc Troup; Maggie MacPherson; Malcolm Barents; Mallinose; Manjula Verma; Marcelo Flores; Marchal françois; Marci Koltonuk; Marco Zatti; Marc Pelissier; Marcus Bergström; Margaret Manson; Maria Bakker; María Claudia Diazgranados; Maria Kooiman; Marian Herz; Mariela Cornejo; Marie-Paul; Marijke Nita de Boer; Marilia Olio; Marilou Delignieres; Mari Orkin; Marit; Marji Puotinen; Mark; Mark Crowe; Mark Doing; Mark Langston; Mark Stevenson; Markus Burger; Markus Tamm; Mark W Greene, MD; Marley Watkins; Martina; Martina Watson; Martin Meier; Martin Pögelt; Martin Renner; Mary Gavila; Mary Van Zalingen; Marzena Rolka; Mason Hu; Matt Heffner; Matthew; Matthew Chadwick; matthew illsley; Maurice van de Maele; Maxcai; Megan Hall; Megan McOsker; Meg Hall; Melanie Glaubitz; Melissa; Menno; Michael Durr; Michael Govan; Michael Hetman; Michael Jackson; Michael Lewis; Michael Peer; Michael Quinn; Michael Schopp; Michael Wade; Michael Whitwell; Michelle van Dijk; Mick Johns; Mike Donald; Mike Greenfelder; Mike Khusid; Mike Lowry; Mike Morelock; Mike Nolan; Mikko Heikkila; Mindy and Paul Blaski; Ming Him Li; Mitzi; Mocca83; Molly Stoele; Monika Cienkowska; Monika Kloudova; Morten Hollænder Beeck; MOSTAJO Geoffroy; MV Gondwana; Nadine; Nadine Habib; nancy goforth; Natalie Gillis; Nathan Kelley; Nathan Small; neil best; Neil C Harris; Nicholas Hoskins; Nicola Silver; Nicole Janinhoff; Nicole Rosen; Nie Xiaomeng; Nigel Watson; Nikki; Nolwenn & Pauline; Oana Claudia Gasit; Oksana Savenko; Olive Andrews; Olivier Blaud; Olivier Dochy; Omri Berkovich; Pablo Fernicola; Pamela Le Noury; Pamela Reynolds; Pat Antliff; Patrick Dowd; Patrick Sysiong; Paul Curtis; Paul Jennings; Paul Parsons; Paul Peacock; Paul Turner; Per A. Nilsen; perennec thierry; Per Nikolaj Bukh; Pete; Pete Parker; Pete Peterson; Peter Amster; Peter Clement; Peter de Rouw; Peter Enich; Peter Gaertner; Peter Gifford; Peter Gill; Peter Kelvin; Peter Nelson; Peter Strachan; Petra Glardon; Philip; Philippe Jeanty; Philip Stone; Philip van Dueren; Phillip Hunter; Phillip Terry; Phil Palmer; Pierre Bendayan; Pierre-Luc Dube; Pim Wolf; Pippa Low; Plancius; Polar Latitudes Citizen Scientists; Pradeep Kumar Agrawal; Qi Su; Ramon Lucas; Ranald Hollan; R. A. Reese; Raul Nelson; Ray Wells; Rebecca Erdelyi; Rebecca Rawalt; Rémi Bigonneau; RENATA HANOTOVA; Rhiannon Craig; Rhoda West; Richard Gamertsfelder; Richard Jones; Richard Renn; Richard Schifreen; Richard White; Rich Hudnut Jr; Rich Macdonald; Rick And Peggy Pittaro; Rinske; Rita Kluge; Rob Cottom; Robert A. Boas; Robert Carlin; Robert Dunn; Robert Matthews; Robert Melin; Robert Miller; Robert Parker; Robert Pitman; Robert Rolley; Robert Rosenstein; Rob Williams; Robyn Woodward; Rod Long; Rohan Sharma; Rolf Caspar; RoNic; Rosalie Greer; ROTA Danielle; Roy Booth; Ruben Fijn; Russell Welch; Sabine Kloos; Sacha Viquerat; Sally Mizroch; Samantha Derasse; Sam Gulino; Sam Murr; Sandeep Gandhi MD; Sandra McMahon; Sandy Mendel; Santiago Imberti; Sarah; Sarah Kather; Sarah Keenan; Sarah Widman; Sarah Wrightson; Sara Tkaczyk; Sasa Lin; Scandar Jacob; Sean Todd; Sebastian Schehlmann; Sebastian Shaw; Seth Gadinsky; sgan-cohen noam; Shan Feng; shannon; Sharon Hirsch; Sharon Studley; Shaun Kerigan; sherrie weiss; shijo jose; Shirley Ritsch; Shun Cheung; Sid Ali; Sidney Wolff; sikko de Graaf; Silke Meyer-Arndt; Simon Tonge; Simon van D; Siyu Liu; Sonia Pazos de Diego; Sophie Ballagh; sstein; Staffan Vedin; Stefan Bernhard; Stephanie Newkirk; Stephanie Webb; Stephen Anstee; Stephenie Ezzy; Stephen Oppenheim; Steph & Oli Prince; Steve Geelhoed; Steve Hample; Steve Kent; Steve Maclean; Steven Seelig; Steven Wincor; Stuart Hampton; Sue Ballenski; Sue Forbes; Sue Taylor; Susan; Susan Adie; Susan M Lacy; Suzie Hanlan; Syd Yates; Sylvie Rondeau; taggart; Taylor Ogborn; Tea Tibilovi; Ted Cheeseman; Ted Creek; Teresa Blase; Teresa Sarmina; Terry Godfrey; tex texin; Therese Horntrich; Thibaud SCOTTI; Thijs van den Berg; Thomas Curfs; Thomas De Marco MD; Thomas Hermann; Thomas Mitchell; Thomas Schaub; Thomas Vogelsang; thor.whale; Tim Huntington; Tim Kilbride; Tobias Brehm; Tobias Gelston; Toby Stephenson; Tom Fothergill; Tom Hudson; Tom Jamar; Tom Mountford; Tom Smith; Tracey Radmall; Tracy Davis; Travis Wadeley; Tresa Moulton; Trevor Cutler; Uli-Erfurth; Umesh Madan; Umit Cukurel; Urvish Panchal; Vahe Guzelimian; Valerian Jone; Valerie Bronckers; Venkat Ramnath; Vicki Beaver; Vicky Moens; victor carbajo; Victoria Stokes; Vikas Majithia; Vincent von Kaenel; Vivekanandan Kannan; Vivek Khanzode; Volker Schwalm; Walter Smith; Warren Capps; Wayne Brown; Wayne Staples; Wilfried Schnessl; William Barder; William Keifrider; Winton Gibson; Wuquan Cui; Xihe Xie; Xuewen Li; yajun Ji; Ylva Grams; Yolonda Washington; Yuan; YuanQ; yuki cripps; Yuri Choufour; Zhuning Zhang

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)