Happywhale - Fin 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 164 contributors in alphabetic order:

Adam Ernster; adam maire; Aisha Yousuf; Alana Flores; Alan Wight; Alex Lamoreaux; Alvaro Jaramillo; Amanda Urena; Amy Houghton; Amy Pingree; Andreas Economou; Andre Estevez; Andrew D. MacDonald; Andrew Harpster; Andy; Ann Pitts; Ashley Schenkel; August Andrews; Austin MacRae; Avery Fretwell; Ben Hagler; Bert Wessling; Bethany Shimasaki; Bobbie Hedges; Brandy Fields; Brandy Ritchie; Brett Banditelli; Brian Piper; Bryan Tucker; Capt Nicholas Robbins; Carlo Crisostomo; 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; 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; Katrina Johnson; Ken Southerland; Kimberly Nesbitt; Kim Powell; Kyle Edgren; Lars Petersson; Laura Lopez; Lee Jones; Lily Lin; Linda McWilliams; Lisa may; Lotti Keenan; Maria Laura Marcias; Marian Herz; Marie O'Shaughnessy; Marilia Olio; Mark Edwin Ayre; Mark Girardeau; Mark OBrien; Maryjanna Drummond; Matthew Liivoja; Matt Jackson; 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 Smith; MS Fridtjof Nansen; Naresh Satyan; Natalie Kervin; nate collins; Nath; Neil OMalley; Nico Heyning; Nicole Webster; Nina Moysi; Olivia Carpenter; 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; Sandrine Neau; Sarah Ford; Sara Rodriguez; Savannah Lyle; Sean Richards; Shelby Meredith; 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

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

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)