Happywhale - Killer whale in Southern 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 364 contributors in alphabetic order:

Aana Rivlin; adam maire; Aditya Srinivasan; Adrian Boyle; Aiden Neary; Ainars Zarins; Alain Bidart; Alan Chan; aLEJANDRO sANCHEZ; Alexander Hagge; Alex Cowan; Alex Sagan; Alice Forrest; Alicia Jackson; Ali Liddle; Alisa Schulman-Janiger (California Killer Whale Project); Allan Templeton; Al Rouse; Anand P Kruttiventi; Andre L. Belem; Andrew Chemistruck; Andrew Fischer; Andrew Peacock; Andrew Thompson; Andy Pollard; Anita Boerefijn; Anna Astafurova; Annalise Pasztor; Anne Meagher; Annette Bombosch; Antarctica21; Antoine Viot; Apostolopoulos Aristeidis; Ashley Tippins; Aurora Expeditions Greg Mortimer; Aurora Expeditions Sylvia Earle; BabzRobinson; Bark EUROPA; barry lynam; Ben Wallis; Berit Solstad; Beth Johnson; brad siviour; Brent Howard; Bryan McDonald; Byron Elvin Berger; Callie; Camilo Rada; Carina Gsottbauer; Carlos Greer; Carlos Martins; Carmel Eve; Caroline Banks; Casey Perry; Cees Tineke; Celia Eardley; Charlotte Kirchner; Chiyo Imai Rowe; Chloe Green; Christian Engelke; Christian Wegener; Christopher Willis; Christoph Udet; Cindy Marple; Cindy Miller Hopkins; Claire Gribben; Clark Kelly; Claudia Roedel; Claudia Schmidt; Conor Ryan; Cottele Benny; Craig Pearce; Crawford Anderson; Dale Frink; Dan Brown; Dani Abras; Daniëlla van Broeck; Daniel Scarparolo; Darryl Ryan; Dave Katz; David Boyarski; Della Levine; Denise ramirez; Dennis Greenhill; Dixie Sommers; Doug Cheeseman - †; Doug Hattaway; Dr. Bob; Dr. Johannes Meiler; Dr. med Hartmut Bombosch; Duane Griffin; Duncan Jones; Elaine Reynolds; Elizabeth O'Callaghan; Elizabeth Shatner; Emanuele Kuhn; Emma Collins; Emma Richer; Eric Austin Yee; Eric Crockwell; Evelien Haels; Ezra Siegel; Fabienne+Steffen; Fanny Adomat; Franco Busetti; Fran Eichler; Frank Clark; Frank Tetreault; G Adventures Expedition Team; GAYLENE F. CHARTIER; Geerte Beesems; Genna Roland; Gerald Smith; Giulia Spadoni; GOLDFISH; gp; Graeme Wilson; Gregory Roden; Greg Pearson; Haley Saxe; Hamzi Gadamzi; Hannah Lawson; Hannah Wirtshafter; Hans Hansson - 60 South Expeditions; happywhalessab; Heidi Krajewsky; Heike Dietzmann - †; Henri Leinfelder; Ingvild Riska; Inia; Intrepid Citizen Science; Isaure Michaud; Ivy Kwan; James D Smith; James F C Hyde IV; James Moore; Jamie Coleman; Jan Fijolek; Jared Funderburk; Javier Cotin; Jean-Denis Gagnon; Jeff Reynolds; Jeffrey Skevington; Jennifer Fought; Jennifer Young; Jeremy Llewelyn; Jerry Waldfogel; Jim Spiegel; Jim Wilson; Jim Zakreski; JoAnn Riley; Jody Elliott; Joel Moore; Jo Feldman; John J King II; John Rogers; John Wills; Jon Deeprose; Jono Leadley; Joshua Peck; Julia; Justin Ianelli; Kami Banko; Karyssa Arnett; Kate Curry; Kathryn Clouston; Kátia Silva; Katlyn Taylor; Kay Kean; Kelly Serr; Kendra Chittenden; Kerrah Rupel; Kevin Arlott; Kevin Caughlin; Kevin Elsby; Kimberly Galvez; Kimberly Nesbitt; Kirsty Pledge; Kristin Adelsberger; Kristin Koga; Kurt Eddington; Kurtis Randall; Kurt Liewer; Kylie Jones; Lancy Cheng; Laura K.O. Smith; Laura McLachlan; Laura Szkolar-Sienkiewicz; Lauren koenig; Laurent; Lauren Tan-Wick; Lawrence Troup; Lida pimper; Lisa Baldwin; Liza Moore; Lorena Esteves; LUISA ARIAS; Lynette Spence; Madalena; Maddison Clare; Madoc Troup; Malcolm Parrack; Mallory Bergum; Marcus Bergström; Maria Laura Marcias; Marian Herz; Mariela Cornejo; Marilia Olio; Mario; Marjolein Mooij; Mark Crowe; Mark Harris; Mark Singelis; Mark Smith; Marta Filippini; Martin Anstee; Martin Brooks; Martin Narvaez; Martin Pögelt; Martin Renner; Mary La Creta; Marzena Rolka; Mason Hu; Matthew Greene; Matt Hughes; Matt Swinden; Max Unterharnscheidt; Megan Hall; Meike Sjoer; Melanie Glaubitz; Melany Ferrufino; Melissa Terry; Merel Dalebout; Michael Jackson; Michael Lewis; Michael Sandell; Michael shan; Michael Wojciechowski; Michelle Kocurek; Michelle LaRue; Michelle Lim; Mikayla Kim; Mike Greenfelder; Mike Khusid; Millie Mannering; MS Fridtjof Nansen; MS Seaventure citizen science; MV Hondius; Nadine Habib; Nathan DSouza; Nathan Kelley; Nathan Small; Neeta Moonka; Neil C Harris; Nick Hilton; Nicki Mathis; Nicola Silver; Nicolas PANIER; Nicole Janinhoff; Nigel Milius; Nikolay Shulga; Nile K; Oceana; Olga B.; Olivia Capeillere; Olivier Blaud; Ortelius - Oceanwide Expeditions; Paayal Desai; Pamela Le Noury; Pat Antliff; Patrick Dowd; perennec thierry; Per Nikolaj Bukh; Peter Amster; Petra Bitenc; Petra Glardon; Petra Stolz; Philip Precey; Philip Stone; Philip van Dueren; Phillip Hunter; Phil Schultz; photo contributor January 2018; Pippa Low; Plancius; PLX Citizen Scientists; rachelle mackintosh; Raghavan Nair; Ralph Lee Hopkins; Ramon Lucas; Rebekah Swieringa; Régis PERDRIAT; Rémi Bigonneau; Rhianne Manners; Rhiannon Craig; Richard Gamertsfelder; Richard White; Riki Meier; Robert Matthews; Robert Rolley; Rob Jansen; Rod Long; Rodney Dillman; Rogier Gruys; Rongxin Zhu; saffron mali lal; Sam Liscoe; Sandra Walser; Sandy Mendel; Santiago Imberti; Sarah Buttenshaw; Sarah Kather; Sarah Keenan; Sara Jenner; Sari Turunen; Science Coordinator MS Fram; Sean Neilson; Sebastian Matias Lescano; shasha; shijo jose; SH Minerva - Swan Hellenic; SH Vega - Swan Hellenic; Simon Heyes; Simon Hook; Simon Salter; Simon van D; Sinead O'Flaherty; Sonia Pazos de Diego; Stefan Bernhard; Steffo Polar; Stephanie Newkirk; Stephanie Webb; Steph & Oli Prince; steve; Steve Bariletto; Steve Sun; Susanna Elo; Svenja Stoehr; Ted Cheeseman; Tess Hudson; tex texin; Therese Horntrich; Thibaud SCOTTI; Thomas Mitchell - †; Tiffany Zamolsky; Tim Kilbride; Tim Martin; Timo Hecken; Tobias Brehm; Toby Dickson; Todd Thoman; Todd Weisbrot; Tony Jagodnik; Tracey Warburton; Vacheremi; Valerie Bronckers; Valérie Vogelsanger; Vicki Beaver; Vicki Hibbert; Wang Xiaogang; Wilfried Schnessl; Xiaorong; Yongjie Chen; Zubin Daruwala

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)