Happywhale - Killer whale in North Atlantic Ocean

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 164 contributors in alphabetic order:

Adisty Mediani; Adrian Boyle; Alain Bidart; Alice Pennington; Alice Shen; Alma Rocio Arechiga Munoz; Andrew Peacock; ANGEL SOLE; Anita Boerefijn; Antoine Viot; Arianna Fornaroli; Arthur Laux; Astrid; BHFDV; Bob Schafer; Brendan Quinn; Caleb & Sable; Camila Alejandra Dávila Pardo; Carlos Navarro; Cheryl Brabant; Christian; Christian Engelke; Christina Eland; Christina Winkler; Christine Corke; Cindy Miller Hopkins; Clara Barczewski; Conor Ryan; Corinne Eichler; Daniel Lundquist; Derek Grant; De Wulf Maurina (maluga); Dirk-Jan Saaltink; Dominik Thamm; Donna Piraino; Eckhard; Eli Guillard; Eline De Raedt; Elisabeth Badosa; Eric Adouch; Erik Wilde; Espaço Talassa; Evelin Breuers; Evelyn; Fa Duenjuta Supapa; Gwenn; Hazel Pittwood; Ian Mears; ian roberts; Ingo Jansen; Ingvild Riska; Iris Feldmann; Jack Digman; James Coyer; Jamie Coleman; Javier Cotin; Jeannine Winkel; Joanna Clegg; Joel Moore; John Ford; John House; Jordan Price; Joshua Meza-Fidalgo; Joyce Bosch; Jude P; Julien Burellier; Justin Watts; Katherine Knight; Kelly Magnuson; Kerstin Langenberger; Kevin Elsby; Kimberly Nesbitt; laura downie; Lauren; Lauren Peach; Leon King; Lindsay Smith; Lobosonda; Lomvi; Lucie MENAGER; Lucile Sachot; Lukas Müller; Lynda Adams; Manuela Nemela; Marc Schmitt; Marian Unitt; Marie-Thérèse Mrusczok; Marilia Olio; Mark Morse; Marta Morera; Martin Jamieson; Martin Kemper; Megan Hanna; Megan Howson; Michael Jackson; Michelle van Dijk; Mirko Reichert; Mitch Doucet; Monica Crocker; MS Fridtjof Nansen; MS Maud; MS Otto Sverdrup; MS Spitsbergen; M/Y On Liberty; Natascha Klein; Nick Homer; Nikki; Nikolas Garcia; Nina Kern; Norbert Wittke; Nuria Torreiro; Olaf Pignataro; Oliver Gérard; Oliver Vossen; Ortelius - Oceanwide Expeditions; Pamela Le Noury; Paolo Bellezze; Petcav; Peter Amster; Peter van Dam; Philip Precey; Phillippa Tichotova; Phil Sykes; Pia Lange; Pierre RIMBAUD; pippa smith; Pranav Muppidi; Raghavan Nair; Ramona D.; Ramon Lucas; Raquel Domingues; Ricardo Ventura; Richard Lovelock; Rita Da Costa Leitão; Robert Wälter; Rob Wadsworth; Rosie Jeffrey; Ryley Strangward; SarahCollitt; Sascha Petry; Sea Fever Productions; Shavawn Boyer; Sheila Hilton; shiqi HE; Sigrún Helgudóttir; Silva Ruppert; Special Tours; Speedy25; Steffen Biersack; Steffen Oehme; Steph & Oli Prince; steve; Susanne R.; Tamara Nikolaishvili; Tara Byrne; Theresa Scharf; Thomas Kohn; Thomas Kraemer; Tim Martin; Timothy Burkard; Veronique Bertani; Víctor De La Piedra; Virginia Bria; Wolfgang Falter

The dataset has been updated over time as outlined below. Each entry includes the version number, release date, type of change, and a short description.

Overview

Attributes are defined by Happywhale.com.

Attributes described below represent those in the original dataset provided by the provider.
All attributes are included in the downloadable file (CSV or ESRI File Geodatabase) for "Complete Set of Dataset".

Attributes in dataset

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
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)