10.82144/db5aa9e8 4c2cc260-f3a4-4107-a306-791b5840eb6f https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1751 cd94ac49-d8f6-4a50-a3ea-82dd8183c154 zd_1751 TedCheesemanHappywhale.comPrimary contact ted@happywhale.com https://happywhale.com OBIS-SEAMAP Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University

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seamap-contact@duke.edu https://seamap.env.duke.edu distributor TedCheesemanHappywhale.comPrimary contact ted@happywhale.com https://happywhale.comownerTedCheesemanHappywhale.com ted@happywhale.com https://happywhale.comoriginator 2026-04-15 eng Original provider: Happywhale Dataset credits: Happywhale and contributors Abstract: Happywhale.com is a resource to help you know whales as individuals, and to benefit conservation science with rich data about individual whales. Marine BiologyPhotoID N/A 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 177 contributors in alphabetic order: Adam Ernster; adam maire; Aisha Yousuf; Alana Flores; Alan Wight; Alex Lamoreaux; Alvaro Jaramillo; Amanda McFadden; Amanda Urena; Amy Houghton; Amy Pingree; Andreas Economou; Andre Estevez; Andrew D. MacDonald; Andrew Harpster; Andy; Anna Bykova; Ann Pitts; Ashley Schenkel; August Andrews; Austin MacRae; Avery Fretwell; Ben Hagler; Bert Wessling; Bethany Shimasaki; Bobbie Hedges; Bob Brown; Brandy Fields; Brandy Ritchie; Brett Banditelli; Brian Piper; Bryan Tucker; Capt Nicholas Robbins; Carlo Crisostomo; Carlos Navarro; Caroline Patterson; Catherine breed; Chelsea Bradley; Chelsea Mayer; Cheryl DeMatteis; Chloe; Chris; Chris Biertuempfel; Dale Frink; Dane McDermott; Daniel Cayton; Dave Cade; David Ellsworth; Deana Glenz; Debra Kettler; Delaney Trowbridge; Denny Zwiefelhofer; Donna George; Doug Fishman; Douglas Croft; Elizabeth Robinson; Emma Reese Gallagher; Erica Sackrison; Eric Austin Yee; Eric G Horvath; Erich Starzinger; Erika Lippoldt; Erik Atwell; Erin Helms; Evan Brodsky; Floyd Hayes; Frank Rotter; gary mockli; Gaurav Parekh; Gert van der Heide; Hadley Gross; Hamish Laird; Hayley Newell; Hongming Zheng; Isidore Szczepaniak - †; Jake Taylor; James Bremner; Janel Keim; Jeannette Ashlin; Jennifer Stoudt; Joel Barrett; Joe Meuleman; John Coffey; Jon M; Joshua Meza-Fidalgo; Julie Janss; Kathryn Clouston; Kathy Peavey; Katie Slezak; Katrina Johnson; Ken Southerland; Kimberly Nesbitt; Kim Powell; Kyle Edgren; Lars Petersson; Laura Lopez; Lee Jones; Lily Lin; Linda McWilliams; Lisa may; Lotti Keenan; Madison Honomichl; Maria Laura Marcias; Marian Herz; Marie O'Shaughnessy; Marilia Olio; Marisol López Lizárraga; Mark Edwin Ayre; Mark Girardeau; Mark OBrien; Maryjanna Drummond; Matthew Liivoja; Matt Jackson; Matt Sachtler; Max Block; Megan Hillyer; Mella Re; Michael Nelson; Michael Peak; Michael Pierson; Michele Richardson; Mike Davies; Mike Doherty; Mike Justa; Mindy Huston; Molly Batts; Monica Hofmann; Monica Smith; MS Fridtjof Nansen; Naresh Satyan; Natalie Kervin; Nath; Neil OMalley; Nico Heyning; Nicole Webster; Nina Moysi; Olivia Carpenter; Oscar Farrera; Patricia VanOver Indictor; Patrick Sysiong; Paul Felstiner; Paul Schofield; Peter Bedrossian; Philip Stone; Raquel Vasquez; Regina Domingo Esgleas; Richard Strayer; Rick Beauchesne; Robert Perry; Robin Froman; Robin Lowe; Ron Charbonneau; Ron Niebrugge; Rose Franklin; Sachin Kuruvilla; Safwan Akram Mohammad; Sandrine Neau; Sarah Ford; Sara Rodriguez; Savannah Lyle; Sean Richards; Shelby Meredith; smatthew24; Sophia Madden; Stephanie Pendergrass; steve; Steve Willetts; Susanne Meyer; SWFSC - Southwest Acoustic Ecology Lab; Sydney Minges; Taylour Arami; Ted Cheeseman; Tim Bray; Tony Newlin; Trinitie Seeber; Valérie Stekke; Verena Fe This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC) 4.0 License. https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1751 Data extent -172.765 60.1 60.1 21.45 2003-08-27 2026-03-24 Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). speciesBalaenoptera physalusFin whale N/A weekly TedCheesemanHappywhale.comPrimary contact ted@happywhale.com https://happywhale.com NA NA NA TedCheesemanowner NA 2026-04-15T02:25:49-04:00 dataset Happywhale. 2026. Happywhale - Fin whale in North Pacific Ocean. Version 1.5.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP and originated from Happywhale.com. https://doi.org/10.82144/db5aa9e8. Southerland, K., and T. Cheeseman. 2026. Happywhale encounter. OBIS-SEAMAP Dataset Page UTF-8 Interactive map https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1751 FGDC Metadata UTF-8 XML https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1751/fgdc EML Metadata UTF-8 XML https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1751/eml OBIS-SEAMAP zd_1751 zd_1751