Happywhale - Gray Whale in North Pacific 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 268 contributors in alphabetic order:

adam maire; Albert Lipson; Alexia Skrbic; Alisa Kiva; Alisa Schulman-Janiger (California Killer Whale Project); Allie Smith; Alvaro Jaramillo; Amanda Gaylard; Amber Schmalz; Amy Houghton; Amy Serafino; Andrea Esteban Martinez; Angelika Ludwiczak; Ann; Anna Astafurova; Annabelle Lee; Anne Jones; Anthony Benedetto; Anthony Harris; Ashley Ruis; Autumn Harms; Becci Jewell; Ben Hagler; Ben Shanafelt; Bettina; Blain Anderson; Blake Kremer; B Lee; Bonnie Gretz; Bradley Vanston; Brad Mongeau; Brendon Bissonnette; Brett; Brett Banditelli; Brian Carpenter; Britt_Tulin; Caitlyn Nieblas; Capt Nicholas robbins; Cara Gallagher; Carin Berolzheimer; Carlos Enrique Pérez; Cecilia Ruiz; Charles Landers; chelsea bradley; Chloe Robinson; Chris Biertuempfel; Chris Canipe; Chris Hill; Chris Johnson; Christina; Christine Kitchen; Cindy Belko; Cindy Marple; Cit Rubio; Clara Elliott; Cynthia; Dale Frink; Damon Holley; Dane McDermott; Daniel Cayton; Daniel Genuth; Daniel Gillies; Dan Kaler; David Buettner; David Hadley; Debbie O'Hare; Debbie Pedersen; Deb Hooyman; Debi Thompkins-Neisius; Deborah Komatsu; Denise Hill; Derek Hallum; Derrick Snell; Don Heffern II; Donna Shumaker; Douglas Burke; Duncan Armour; Eddie Bringenberg; Elisabeth Harrell; Emanuella Guy Sion; Emily Race; Emily Tate; Era Horton; Eric Austin Yee; Erica Wirth; Erich Starzinger; Eric Vartio; Evelin Breuers; Ferd Bergholz; Floyd Hayes; Fran Bloom; Frank Fish; Frank Rotter; Frank Tetreault; Frank Wurtzel; Gabriel Navarro; Gail L Pierce; Geoff Kerr; Ginger Sanders; Glenda; Grace Apfel; Haley Saxe; Hal Gant; Hannah Crazyhawk; Hans Swift; happywhalessab; Heather Orkis; HELENE COLLIN; Howard Matis; Irene Kurata; Jack Phelan; jacob martinez; James Coyer; James F C Hyde IV; James Moskito; Jamie Byrne; Jason Salmans; Jay Spring; Jb; Jean-Louis Delezenne; Jeanne Hamilton; Jeff Johnson; Jeffrey Liroff; jenifer gaitan; Jeremy Roberts; Jill Matyuch; Jill Niederberger; Joanne Bertuzzi; Joe Meuleman; Joe Wackerman; John Pachuta; Joshua Meza-Fidalgo; Joshua Tan; Judith Young; Juliane Schlei; Julie Daltrey; Kade; Kaitlyn Page; Karen Wilkinson; Karla Nyquist; Kate Kosman; Katherine McDermott; Kathryn Burrington; Kathy Peavey; Kati; Kátia Silva; Keith Brooks; Kelly Lambeth; Kelly M Coursey Gray; Kimberly Nesbitt; Kim Thái; Kirsten; Klaus Beher; kristine erickson; Kristin Powers; Kylie West; Laney Garcia; Lardeau Annick; Laura Ackley; Laura Lopez; Lee Hazelton; Lione Clare; Loriannah Hespe; Lory Barra; Lotti Keenan; Luciana Fortes Borelli Costa; LV Deventer; Lynda Elkin; Maddy Montgomery; Mandy Moon; Marc Pelissier; Margaret Burks; Marian Herz; Marie O'Shaughnessy; Marion JONCHERES; Mark Girardeau; Mark Harris; Mark OBrien; Martin Tassche; Mason Donny; Matt Jackson; matt ziegler; Max Block; Megan Montes; Megan Savage; Melissa Haylock; Michael Boyd; Michael Druzynski; Michael McGuire; Michael Nelson; Michael Pierson; Michele Finn; Michelle Watkins; Mike Justa; Mindy Huston; Moira Yip; Nata Lukas; Nath; Nic Brown Photo; Nico Heyning; Nicole; Nona Reimer; Olivia Hanstad; Owen Newnan; paige selby; Patrick Sysiong; Pedro Jesus Dominguez Mendez; Peter Acker; Peter Bedrossian; Rand Rudland; Randy D Lord; Raquel Vasquez; Rhys Watkin; Rick Bergstrom; Roberto GDLV; Robert Perry; Robin Alexis; Robin Froman; Robin Lowe; Ron Dukat; Ryan Jones; Sam Rawlins; Sara Franson; Sarah Kather; Scott Mercer; Sean Neilson; shannon; Shari Goforth-Eby; Sharon Erickson; Shelley Johnson; Sheri Cohen; Shiree Goins; Shirley Coulson; Simon Cintz; Stephanie; Steve Dodd; Steve Hampton; Steven Hamburger; Steve OToole; Steve Smith; Stewart Rogers; Susan Levinson; Susanna Flaster; Susie Jensen; Suz; Suzanne Sevigny; Sydney Minges; Tammy Ash; Tammy kirwan; Ted Cheeseman; Terence May; Tim Gannon; Tim Hill; Tomis Filipovic; Tom Kilroy; Tomoko Shimotomai; Tony Ernst; Tracie M. Sugo; Tracy Desiderio; Travis Murphy; Trevor Derie; Vanessa; Vanuza borges; Veronika Doppelreiter; Vincent von Kaenel; Virginia Caballero Slim; Whale Watch Cabo; Yves Roumazeilles

Overview

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 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. 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)