Happywhale2026vector digital dataOBIS-SEAMAP1726http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1726OBIS-SEAMAPhttps://doi.org/10.82144/7629ad4aoriginated from Happywhale.comVersion 1.4.0 Happywhale.com is a resource to help you know whales as individuals, and to benefit conservation science with rich data about individual whales.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 256 contributors in alphabetic order: Aaron Boone; Abigail Groome; Adrian Boyle; Alessio Berti; Alexander Falkenhagen; Alex King; Alice Capinera; Ana Eguiguren; Andrea Bagnuoli; Andre Albrich; Andreas Janshoff; Andrew Armour; Andrew Miller; Andy Lawson; Andy Rowe; Andy Wolff; Ane Liv Berthelsen; ANGEL SOLE; Anna Málová; Anna Sanchez Mora; Archipelagos Institute; Arianna Fornaroli; Ash Clements; Astrid; Aukje Mosterman; A&W Steffen; Azores Experiences; balthazarkerreweiss; Barry Gutradt; Bergandi; Bettina; Beverly Orthwein; Beyond The Reef (BVI); Bjørn Barfoed; Björn Wächter; Brian Burnett; Camila Alejandra Dávila Pardo; Carina McKee; Carola Heiner-Braun; Carolina Vieira; Carol Irwin; Casey Perry; Casper Douma; Caterina Giolitto; Catherine MacRae; Cecile Constantin; Chiari Massimiliano; Chris; Christian; Christian Engelke; Christian Härting; Christina Frech; Christoph Bialek; Christoph Mandl; Cibrán Docampo Piñeiro; Cindy Miller Hopkins; Claudio Mathis; Colin J W Hill; Conor Ryan; Corinne Eichler; Cottele Benny; Cyril VATHELET; Daniel; Dave Teunissen; Davey Mol; David Desaulnier; Dries De Witte; Eli Guillard; Elisabeth Badosa; Emer Leahy; Emil Enchev; Emilia Mussoni; Emilio Sánchez Cabañas; Emma Lever; Eric Angel Ramos - †; Eric Kanigan; Eric Passiniemi; Erik Lute; Erin T.; Espaço Talassa; Esther van der Stappen; Ewa; Fabien; Fernanda Talita Alves Cruz; Fernando Walker; Francisco Cortez; Frank Adriaensen; Frank Wirth Pico Sport Azores; Gabriele Stautner; Gen Peck; Grisel Rodriguez-Ferrer; Guilherme Rodrigues Estrela; Hannes Güdelhöfer; Harold Moses; Harry Boersema; Hazel Pittwood; H. Charles Foster; Heather Doyle; Heather Robinson; Henriikka Seppälä; Henrike Sachs; Holly Morgan-Wynne; Hugo Vernotte; Ian Parsons; Ice Cheung; Iris Feldmann; Isaure Michaud; James Coyer; Janet Wilson; Jason Denesevich; Jeannine Winkel; Jeremy Thomas; Jesus guijarro villegas; Jim Wilson; Joanna Clegg; Joel Moore; Joern Schewski; John Ford; John Jackson; Jonas; Jordan; Joshua Meza-Fidalgo; Juan Manuel García Cambeiro; Jude P; Julia Hamm; Justin Hofman; Kathrin; K.C. Dermody; Kenny Friedman; Kerstin Speidel; Kevin Keiser; Kirsten Young; Kirstin Jones; Krista Mohr Beamish; KrzysztofD; Lauren Peach; Lea Romm; Leonard Hofelich; Leonie; Lexie Mowbray; lisa fischer; Lisa Poczik; Lisa Steiner; Lobosonda; Louise Steinbach; Lucile Sachot; Lynn Murray; Malina Guethner; MALTHIEUX laurent; Marie Estermann; Marilia Olio; Marko Oudenaarden; Mark Veeken; Martina Bartolini; Martin Jamieson; Matteo Mazzia Piciot; Matteo Poggio; Matthew Messina; Michael Jackson; Michael Scott; Michel Lau; Michelle Semeniuk; Milena Cuzzucoli; Milou Hinssen; Mindy Huston; Mitch; Molly Wallis; Mona Wong; MONICET; Mouser Williams; MS Fridtjof Nansen; MS Maud; MS Spitsbergen; MTurcot; mustikka; Nacho Oria; Nadja Velez; Nathan Van de Vondel; Neal Maxwell; Nick Woodman; Nicola Crouch; Nicolas Sollich; Nikolas Linke; nina mair; Nolwenn Dameron; Ocean Missions; Oliver Boisseau; OSI Cetis; Patricia Bally Triebold; Patrick Chauvet; Patrick Dykstra; Patrick Groot; Paula Hoppe; Paul Kuhn; Pavel Schanka; Pedro Reyes-Farinas; Pernell Francis; Peter; Phillippa Tichotova; Qianxin Deng; Raquel Domingues; Rasmus Streng; Ray Thompson; Ricardo Ventura; Richard Lovelock; Rita Da Costa Leitão; Rita Ferreira; Robert Della-Sala; Roberto Guzzo; Robert Wälter; Rob Phillips; Roger ETCHEBERRY - †; Romy; rosedb; Ruxandra Receanu; s0ph1a_g; Sabine Hoek; Sabine+Ulf; Sandra Moss; Sandra Schmidt-Bellinghoff; Sara Fullone; Sarah Kather; Scott Davis; Seán O'Callaghan; Seraf van der Putten; Shane Gero; Sigrún Helgudóttir; Simone Panigada; Simon Merz; Siún Ní Cheallaigh; SOS Dolfijn; Stephanie Suciu; steve; Steve Barnett; Steven Michael Dunn; Stian Kleiven; Svenja Stoehr; Tamara Nikolaishvili; Tammy Nicholas; Tanja; Tarek Haddad; Terra Azul; Terra do Pico; Thomas OTWAY; Tobias; Tobias Brehm; Ton Knijnenburg; Trive; Valeria Giorgi; Vsevolod Rudyi; warre verlinde; Wendy Upton; Wim van Urk; Wouter Rohde; Ye Leng; Yves Fleuriot2000010120251208ground conditionIn workWeeklyOcean-91.76933326.5266472.7738.991333 NoneMarine BiologyTaxon coveredMarine mammalsIntegrated Taxonomic Information SystemUnknownNot applicableDownloaded April, 2004http://www.itis.usda.gov/Refer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetmailing and physical address

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Refer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetNot providedIdentified by observers or researchers conducting the surveyKingdomAnimaliaPhylumChordataSubphylumVertebrataClassMammaliaSubclassTheriaInfraclassEutheriaOrderCetaceaSuborderOdontocetiFamilyPhyseteridaeGenusPhyseterSpeciesPhyseter macrocephalus Public. 1. Not to use data obtained from OBIS-SEAMAP in any publication, product, or commercial application without proper attribution to the original data provider(s) and OBIS-SEAMAP unless the datasets are explicitly shown under the CC0 policy. Citations or credits are suggested as attribution. If the data you downloaded come from multiple datasets, a citation or credit to each of the datasets is required. Suggested citation for this dataset: Happywhale. 2026. Happywhale - Sperm whale in North Atlantic Ocean. Version 1.4.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP and originated from Happywhale.com. https://doi.org/10.82144/7629ad4a. Suggested citation for OBIS-SEAMAP: Halpin, P.N., A.J. Read, E. Fujioka, B.D. Best, B. Donnelly, L.J. Hazen, C. Kot, K. Urian, E. LaBrecque, A. Dimatteo, J. Cleary, C. Good, L.B. Crowder, and K.D. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography 22(2):104-115 2. To forward the citation of any publication / report that made use of the data / tools provided by OBIS-SEAMAP for inclusion in our list of references. 3. Not to hold OBIS-SEAMAP or the original data providers liable for errors in the data. While we have made every effort to ensure the quality of the database, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of these datasets. 4. The burden for determining fitness for use of the downloaded data for any analyses lies entirely with the user. OBIS-SEAMAP or the original data providers do not support outcomes of your analyses that used the data you downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP. 5. To consider inclusion of the accompanying transect (effort) dataset if available into the methodology of your analyses. 6. Not to redistribute the data you downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP through any media without contect from OBIS-SEAMAP and the original data providers unless the datasets are explicitly shown under the CC0 policy. Ted CheesemanHappywhale.com mailing and physical address unknownted@happywhale.com Happywhale and contributors Relational database Southerland, K., and T. Cheeseman2026vector digital datahttps://happywhale.com/Halpin, P.N., A.J. Read, E. Fujioka, B.D. Best, B. Donnelly, L.J. Hazen, C. Kot, K. Urian, E. LaBrecque, A. Dimatteo, J. Cleary, C. Good, L.B. Crowder, and K.D. Hyrenbach2009vector digital dataOceanography22(2):104-11https://tos.org/oceanography/article/obis-seamap-the-world-data-center-for-marine-mammal-sea-bird-and-sea-turtleHalpin, P.N., A.J. Read, E. Fujioka, B.D. Best, B. Donnelly, L.J. Hazen, C. Kot, K. Urian, E. LaBrecque, A. Dimatteo, J. Cleary, C. Good, L.B. Crowder, and K.D. Hyrenbach2009Oceanography22(2):104-115 All attributes were measured and recorded during the survey and validated by the data provider. Permissible values for date and time and coordinates were validated by the data provider and the OBIS-SEAMAP data manager. Species identification by the data provider was matched with Integrated Taxonomic Information System. All observation records are included.Data were put through the OBIS-SEAMAP data registration steps.20260115Point 1e-061e-06Decimal degrees D_WGS_1984WGS_1984 6378137.000000298.257224 Biogeographic dataBiogeographic dataNot applicableoidInternal IDData providerInternal IDtypeAlways "Event"Data providerAlways "Event"modifiedLast modifiedData providerLast modifiedlanguageLanguage. Always "en"Data providerLanguage. Always "en"institution_codeInstitution code. Always "Happywhale"Data providerInstitution code. Always "Happywhale"basis_of_recordBasis of record. Always "HumanObservation"Data providerBasis of record. Always "HumanObservation"occurrence_idOccurrence ID assigned by HappywhaleData providerOccurrence ID assigned by Happywhalecatalog_numberCatalog number. A link to HappywhaleData providerCatalog number. A link to Happywhalerecorded_byPerson or organization who recorded the dataData providerPerson or organization who recorded the dataindividual_countNumber of animalData provider15sexGender of the animal if knownData providerGender of the animal if knownpreparationsMethod of data collection. Always "photograph"Data providerMethod of data collection. Always "photograph"occurrence_remarksOccurrence remarksData providerOccurrence remarksorganism_idOrganism/animal ID assigned by HappywhaleData providerOrganism/animal ID assigned by Happywhaleorganism_nameOrganism/animal name by providerData providerOrganism/animal name by providerorganism_remarksOrganism remarksData providerOrganism remarksevent_idEvent ID assigned by HappywhaleData providerEvent ID assigned by Happywhaleevent_dateDate the picture was takenData provider2000-01-012025-12-08event_timeTime the picture was taken in local time zoneData provider00:0023:56:25higher_geographyOcean the animal was seenData providerOcean the animal was seenwater_bodyDetails of oceanData providerDetails of oceanlocalityLocation of oceanData providerLocation of oceanverbatim_localityLocation of ocean described by the providerData providerLocation of ocean described by the providerdecimal_latitudeLatitude in decimal degreesData provider8.99133372.773000decimal_longitudeLongitude in decimal degreesData provider-91.76933326.526640geodetic_datumGeodetic datum. Always "EPSG:4326 WGS84"Data providerGeodetic datum. Always "EPSG:4326 WGS84"coordinate_precisionCoordinate precisionData providerCoordinate precisionscientific_nameScientific nameData providerScientific nametaxon_rankTaxon rankData providerTaxon rankvernacular_nameCommon nameData providerCommon namelicenseLicense for pictureData providerLicense for picturerights_holderRights holderData providerRights holderexternal_resourceLink to the picture (mid size)Data providerLink to the picture (mid size)external_resource_thumbLink to the picture (small size)Data providerLink to the picture (small size)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.Happywhale Nicholas School of Environment, Duke University OBIS-SEAMAP mailing and physical address

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DurhamNC27708USA 919-613-8021 seamap-contact@duke.edu OBIS-SEAMAP Dataset ID 1726Not to hold OBIS-SEAMAP liable for errors in the data. While we have made every effort to ensure the quality of the database, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of these datasets. Also please refer to Use Constraints. CSV and ESRI shapefile OBIS-SEAMAP Free Go to the OBIS-SEAMAP web site. 2026011520260115 Ei Fujioka Nicholas School, Duke Universitymailing and physical address

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DurhamNC27708USA 919-613-8021 seamap-contact@duke.edu FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial MetadataFGDC-STD-001-1998local time http://www.nbii.gov/Biological Data Profile