Happywhale - Gray whale in North Pacific Ocean

Happywhale and contributors

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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 493 contributors in alphabetic order:

adam maire; Adam West; Aeon for Ocean; Agnes Chareton; Albert Lipson; Aleksandra; Alexia Skrbic; Alicia dilva; Alicia totz; Alisa Kiva; Alisa Lemire Brooks; Alisa Schulman-Janiger (California Killer Whale Project); Allan Hughes; Allie Smith; Alondra Jardon; Alvaro Jaramillo; Alyssa Engiles; Amanda Gaylard; Amber Schmalz; Amna Siddiqui; Amy Houghton; Amy Serafino; Andrea Esteban Martinez; Andrea Reinicke; Andrew Hickok; Angelika Ludwiczak; ANGEL SOLE; Ann; Anna Astafurova; Annabelle Lee; Anne Jones; Anthony Benedetto; Anthony Harris; Arsenii Kupriianov; Ashley Ruis; Audrey Sailers; aurora leal; Austin MacRae; Autumn Harms; Avery Fretwell; Barbara Powers; Becci Jewell; Ben Hagler; Ben Shanafelt; Bert Davis; Bert van den Belt; Beth White; Bettina; Bill Parlee; Blain & Monique Anderson; Blake Kremer; B Lee; Bob Brown; Bonnie Gretz; B Padgett; Bradley Vanston; Brad Mongeau; Brad T. Weals; Breck Morrison; Brendon Bissonnette; Brett; Brett Banditelli; Brian Carpenter; Brian Eddy; Brittany Hagedorn; Britt_Tulin; Brooke Casanova; Byron B Flateland; Caitlyn Nieblas; Capt Nicholas robbins; Cara Gallagher; Carin Berolzheimer; Carlos Enrique Pérez; Carolyn Culp; Catherine MacRae; Cecilia Ruiz; Chad Carlson; Charles Landers; Charlie Pingree; chelsea bradley; Chelsi Edinger; Chloe Robinson; Chris Biertuempfel; Chris Campo; Chris Canipe; Chris Hill; Chris Johnson; Christina; Christine Diamond Santiago; Christine Kitchen; Christine Moore; Christopher Pankhurst; Cindy Belko; Cindy Marple; Cindy Miller Hopkins; Cindy Stanfield; Cit Rubio; Clara Elliott; Clare Averill; Cole Coker; Conor Farese; Cynthia; Dakota Osborne; Dale Frink; Damon Holley; Dane McDermott; Daniel Cayton; Daniel Genuth; Daniel Gillies; Danielle Dark; Danielle Hall; Danielle Rasmussen; Dan Kaler; Dan W; David Buettner; David Hadley; David Klein; david tuggle; Dawn; Dawn Hurley; Dayne Knowles; Debbie O'Hare; Debbie Pedersen; Debby Simpson; Deb Hooyman; Debi Thompkins-Neisius; Deborah Devos; Deborah Komatsu; Dee Ann Sigaty; Denise Hill; Denise Odion; Derek Hallum; Derek Zandvliet; Derrick Snell; Dixie Sommers; Donald Shaul; Don Heffern II; Donna Shumaker; Douglas Burke; Drew Jackson; Duncan Armour; Eddie Bringenberg; Elisabeth Harrell; Eloise Russell; Elwood Marshall; Emanuella Guy Sion; Emily Race; Emily Tate; Emma hurst; Emma John; Emma Keen; Entreazules; Era Horton; Eric Austin Yee; Erica Wirth; Erich Starzinger; Eric Niskanen; Eric Vartio; Erin Theis; Evelin Breuers; Ferd Bergholz; Finnlee Morgan; Florian Sauer; Floyd Hayes; Fran Bloom; Frank Adriaensen; Frank Fish; Frank Rotter; Frank Tetreault; Frank Wurtzel; Fusa; Gabby Garcia; Gabriel Navarro; Gail L Pierce; Garrick Schermer; Geoff Kerr; Ginger Sanders; Gisela Solà Boloix; Glenda; Grace Apfel; Gregory Zirbel; Gusarov Andrey; Haley Saxe; Hal Gant; Hannah Crazyhawk; Hans Swift; happywhalessab; Heather Orkis; HELENE COLLIN; Howard Matis; Ilan; Irene Kurata; Izi Gambash; Jackie; Jack Phelan; jacob martinez; Jaden Martinez; James Coyer; James F C Hyde IV; James Maughn; James Moskito; James Pembrook; Jamie Byrne; Jariya Thongsawang; Jason Salmans; Jay Spring; Jb; Jean-Louis Delezenne; Jeanne Hamilton; Jeff Fairbanks; Jeff Johnson; Jeffrey Liroff; Jeff Wendorff; jenifer gaitan; Jenna A; Jennie Geil; Jeremy Roberts; Jerry Zhang; Jessica Aubry; Jill Hill; Jill Matyuch; Jill Niederberger; Jim McKone; Jim Ollier; Joachim Bertrands; Joanne Bertuzzi; Joe Bybee; Joel Tabbush; Joe Meuleman; Joe Wackerman; John F Linder; John House; John Mangold; John Pachuta; John Straw; Joshua Meza-Fidalgo; Joshua Tan; Joy O'Connor; Judith Young; Juliana Vignale; Juliane Schlei; Julie Daltrey; Julie Kondor; Julie Priestley; Kade; Kaitlyn Kirkland; Kaitlyn Page; Kanak Naturals; Karen Brand; Karen Wilkinson; Karla Nyquist; Kate Kosman; Kate Pennington; Katherine McDermott; Kathleen Brown; Kathryn Burrington; Kathy Peavey; Kati; Kátia Silva; Kayla Briggs; Keith Brooks; Kelli Daugherty; Kelly Lambeth; Kelly M Coursey Gray; Kendra Krasin; Kendra L Helvey; Kerstin Ko; Kevin E. Davis; Kevin Lee; Kimberly Nesbitt; Kimberly Young; Kim Thái; Kirsten; Klaus Beher; Kristen deVries; kristine erickson; Kristine Semsar; Kristin Powers; Kylee Walterman; Kylie West; Kyndale Williams; Laney Garcia; Lardeau Annick; Larissa Nelson; Larry Lapp; Laura Ackley; Laura Lopez; Laura Walsh; Lee Hazelton; Leslie Rapp; Lione Clare; Lisa Hansen; Liza Jemison; Liz Ramsey; LJ Chang; Lois Behr; Lomvi; Loriannah Hespe; Lorna Hill; Lory Barra; Lotti Keenan; Louise Fox; Loyce Arthur; Loyce Clark; Luciana Fortes Borelli Costa; LV Deventer; Lynda Elkin; Machi Yoshida; Maddy Montgomery; Madeline Bahr; Maia Smith; Maksim Antipin; Mandy Moon; Marcie Callewaert; Marc Pelissier; Margaret Burks; Marian Herz; Maria Pia Ceccarelli; Marie O'Shaughnessy; Marion JONCHERES; Mark Girardeau; Mark Harris; Mark OBrien; Martin Tassche; MaryAnn Boylan; Mary Jane Kanga; Mary S Browder; Mary Woodruff; Mason Donny; Matthew Chadwick; Matt Jackson; matt ziegler; Maureen Lare; Max Block; McKenzie Lepley; Megan Glasmann; Megan Montes; Megan Savage; Melanie Phelps; Melissa Haylock; Meri-K Ritter; Michael Boyd; Michael Druzynski; Michael McGuire; Michael Nelson; Michael Pierson; Michele Finn; Michelle McCune, DVM; MichelleRaiskin; Michelle Watkins; Mike Donald; Mike Justa; Mike Kelly; Mike Maki; Mindy Huston; Moira Yip; Mollie Cameron; Molly Batts; Monika Wieland Shields; Nanci Lewis; Nancy Rhodes; Nancy Wilkinson; Nata Lukas; Nath; Nic Brown Photo; Nichole St Germain; Nico Heyning; Nicole; Nina Moysi; Nona Reimer; North Beckman; Offshore Blue Adventures; Olga Govor; Olivia Hanstad; Oscar Vasquez; Owen Newnan; paige selby; Pamela L Stahlak; Pamela Walker; Patrick Sysiong; Pedro Jesus Dominguez Mendez; Peter; Peter Acker; Peter Bedrossian; Phil Lane; RaAn; Randolph Peck; Rand Rudland; Randy D Lord; Raquel Vasquez; Rebecca Malkewicz; Regina Domingo Esgleas; Rhys Watkin; Richard Holmes; Rick Bergstrom; Riley; Robert J Glowitz; Roberto GDLV; Robert Perry; Robin Alexis; Robin Froman; Robin Lowe; Ron Dukat; Roy Colbert; Ruxandra Receanu; Ryan Beck; Ryan Jones; Sam Rawlins; Sam Wallace; Sara Franson; Sarah Eslinger; Sarah Ford; Sarah Grimes; Sarah Kather; Sarah Wolf; Scott Mercer; Scott S; Scott Yungeberg; Sean Neilson; shannon; Shannon Miller; Shari Goforth Mendonoma Gray Whale Photo ID Project; Sharon Erickson; Shelby Meredith; Shelley Johnson; Sheri Cohen; Shiree Goins; Shirley Coulson; Simon Cintz; Sophie Blakemore; Sophie Shelbourne; Stacy harris; Stephan Brulot-Sawchyn; Stephanie; steve; Steve Dodd; Steve Hampton; Steven Hamburger; Steven Samp Puras; Steve OToole; Steve Saville; Steve Smith; Stewart Rogers; Susana Saja; Susan Endres; Susan Levinson; Susanna Flaster; Susanne Meyer; Susie Jensen; Suvithanandhini Loganathan; Suz; Suzanne Sevigny; SWFSC - Southwest Acoustic Ecology Lab; Sydney Minges; TabathaPearlAnn; Tammy Ash; Tammy kirwan; Tara Pinley; Tara Styles; Taylour Arami; Ted Cheeseman; Terence May; Theo; Thomas McKeon; Tim Bray; Tim Gannon; Tim Hill; Tobin Sparling; Tom Hansen; Tom Kilroy; Tomoko Shimotomai; Tonja Svensk; Tony Ernst; Tracie M. Sugo; Tracy Desiderio; Tracy Larson; Travis Murphy; Trevor Derie; Vanessa; Vanuza borges; Velia Cardin; Veronika Doppelreiter; Vicky Martinez; Vincent von Kaenel; Virginia Caballero Slim; Wayne Lattuca; Weixiao Fu; Whale Watch Cabo; william levy; Wouter Verwee; Yves Roumazeilles; Zachariah; Zack Springer

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)