Happywhale - Sperm 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 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 Fleuriot

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)