Happywhale - Humpback whale in Arctic 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 565 contributors in alphabetic order:

Aart Monster; adam maire; Adelie Xiaohang Li; Adrian Neubert; Alby; Alexander Mir Hashimi; Alexandre Lhériau; Alexandre Spaeth; Alex Sinclair Lack; Alicia; Alicia Rodríguez Juncá; Allan Finney; Allied Whale North Atlantic Humpback Whale Catalog; Allison Chen; Ana; Andreas Geislinger; Andreas mz; Andrew Newlun; Andrew Stewart; Andy Coleman; Andy Rose; Angela Bowler; ANGEL SOLE; Anja Robanke; Anke Kugelstadt; Anna Astafurova; Anna Huber; Anna Wienen; Anna Z; Anne Neufang; Anne Sauve; Annette Bombosch; AnninaS; Antoine Viot; Arne Helmtag; Astrid Füllemann; Audrey Stephens; Austin Wyatt; Avner Chen; B; Babsi Neubarth; Barbara Anne Brandon; Barbara Boden; Bassem Khalil; Beatriz Benares; Becker Juergen; Bengt Lanner; Benoit Nabholz; Bim Team; Bjarne Jensen; Boigné Baptiste; Bonnie Gretz; Borbala; Boyd Taylor; brad siviour; Brenda de Vries; Brennig Hughes; Bruce Lukey; Calle Schönning; Camille Holmes; Camilo Rada; Carina Gsottbauer; Carlos Rincon; Caroline Hodgkiss; Cassandra Ruiz; Catalin Gheorghe; Catherine Fend; Catherine Harris; Cees Tineke; Charles Lavin; Charlotte Kirchner; Charlotte Taplin; Chiew Qian Tung; Chris Croxson; Christian Aichmayr; Christian Engelke; Christian Thrane; Christina Grieve; Christoph Fritz; Chrys Tremththanmor; Chuck Olson; CK; Clara Landler; Clara Pignataro; Clif; Conor Ryan; Corbin LeGrand; Danette Mohr; Dani Abras; Daniela; Daniel Crowder; Daniel Freyne; Danielle VanPool; Daniel Stevens; Danilo Foresti; DarrenJew; Darren Wilson; Dave Matlin; David Bradley; David German; David Huntjens; David Johnson; Declan Troy; Deniz Günaydin; Dennis Boon; Derek Blyth; Devienne Gilles; Dimitri Vitkin; Dirk-Jan Saaltink; Dirk van Zandwijk; Dmitrii Kiselev; Domenic Böck; Dominic Gravina; Dominika Sz; Dominik Thamm; Domininc Barrington; Dominique Vening; Don Lerner; Doug Gould; Dr. Sascia Hoffmann; Eckhard; Eden Zang; Eivind Aksnes; Elaine Purnell; Eleonora Pessina; Elia Vettorato; Elie Vannier; Eline De Raedt; Eliott Lehoux; Elísabet Ýr Guðjónsdóttir; Elizabeth Szekeres; Elke; Ella-Maria Nutti; Ellen Klein; Elma; Elodie; Elya Holmes; Emil Enchev; Emilia Mussoni; emma; Emma Fillol; Emma Luck; Emmanuelle Peyredieu; Emma Roschnik; Enaitz; Enrico Hoefer; Eric Clark; Eric ROURE; Erin Sneider; Eugene Saxentoff; Eva Gomez; Eyd M. Grønadal; Fabian Schmalzried; Fabio; Fabiola; Fanny; Federico Arribere; Fernando Herrero; Filippo Pulga; Florentine Guinot; Fons Zijdenbos; françois; Frank J.; freddy karlsson; Fredrik Aurell; Fredrik Broms; Fred Zeytoonjian; Gabriela Aranguren; Gabriel Lett Viviani; gaidet; Gail Cousins; Garðar Þröstur Einarsson; Garry Bray; Gary Nunn; Gasper Kreft; Geffen family; Geir Hareide Hansen; GERALDINE MINGUET; Gerold Studer; Ghada; Gisela Solà Boloix; Giulio Tiberio; Gizella Spencer; Glenn Phillips; GordieBryce; Gordon Riddell; Grant Hewitt; Gregory Roden; Greta Henderson; Guido Ciapetti; GunBritt Alneroth; Gwenn; Hanna Michel; hannes heylen; Harold Moses; Hazel Pittwood; Heidi Coyle; Heidi Krajewsky; Heiko Teiken; Henk Kamstra; Henrik Thiel; Herman Sips; Herve Sibert; Husavik Research Centre; Ian Gordon; ian roberts; Ilja; Irati Maruri; Irene Abad Gamero; Iris Goldbach; Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG); Isabella Clegg; Jacob Thys; James Croan; James F C Hyde IV; Jamie Coleman; Jan Kajzar; Jan Maasland; Janne Kangaspunta; Javier Cotin; Javier Sevillano Monzó; Javier Solis; Jayne Beers; Jeff Litton; Jeff Reynolds; Jekaterina Kolesnikova; Jenifer; Jennifer Chillemi; Jens Kaireit; Jérôme JACOB; Jim Chiboucas; Jim Wilson; Jin Cao; Joe Arceneaux; Joel Moore; John Christopher Barton; JOHN KNUTSSON; John Mina; John Neukamm; Jolisa Hollander; Jonas Astrup; Jonas Gothmann; Jonas Pröschel; Jonas Rombach; Jonathan Damick; Jonathan Falk; Jonathan Rempel; joost vaeyens; Josef Wolf; Joy Martinello; Joy van der Beek; Judith Scott; Judit Roch; Jukka Mäkiaho; Julia; Julia Jayne; Juliane Schlei; Julian Vrohlings; Julia Yr Thorvaldsdottir; Julie Chadwick; Julie Cronin; Julie Skyte; Juliette Leclercq; Julie Winn; Justin Wright; Kaitlin Kenny; karen McMullen; Karina Vishnyakova; Karli Schwer; Kate Sauvain; Kate Twomey; Kate Weston; Katherine Brill; Kathryn Wright; Katrin Schmidt; Kayla Spencer; Kefferstein Stéphane; Kelly Magnuson; Ken Jensen; Kenneth Tolopka; Ken Wells; Kerstin Langenberger; Kevin; Kim Finn; Kirsten MacTaggart; Kirstina Dickerson; Kit Kovacs; Klara Mist Palsdottir; Klaus Beher; Konstantinos Kafritsas; Kristjan Vilosius; Krystyna Zawierucha; Kurt Methfessel; Lacourbas cathy; LAMBIN Jean-Marc; Lars Maltha Rasmussen; Laura; Laura Otýpková; Laura Whyte; Laurence Fischer; Laurens; Laurie Horsfall; Lawrence Piercy; Leendert; Lena Nicola; Lene Zachariassen; Leonhard Loimer; Lesley Pettigrew; Leslie Stueben-Trumphour; Lexa Yamre; Lilli van Wielink; Lily Mae Pinner; Linda Bonnevier; Lisa Canderhed; Lisa Hildebrand; Lisa Zhang; Liz Stagg; Loes de Heus; Lori; Louisa Scheiner; Luca Betti; Luca Hochreutener; Lukas Menzi; Macsens; Maëva Accart; Maggie Spikes; Maia Green; Manfred Moormann; Marc Gose; Marco K; Marco Schütze; Marc petrini; Marc Schmitt; MARC SELLERS; Marcus Bergström; Margrét Ósk Elíasdóttir; Marian Herz; Maria Slavina; Marielle Janotta; Marijke Nita de Boer; Marika Marnela; Marilia Olio; Marion JONCHERES; Marjan Willemsen; Marjolein Meijdam; Mark Callahan; Mark Harris; Marley Watkins; Marta Morera; Martina Riccio; Martine; Martin Kemper; Martin Kleinsteuber; Martin Wellmann; Martyna Urbanczyk; Mary Keenan; Mary Willis; Mathew Hembury; Mathilde Hoogerwerf; Matteo Foiadelli; Matthew Perilstein; Matt McDermit; Matts Ekman; Max Poppe; Max Schweiger; Megan Carrow; Melody Dusastre; Menno Schaefer; Michael A Wood; Michael Rosenberg; Michael Schnee; Michael Scott; Michael Sterling; Michelle van Dijk; Michel Pierfitte; Mick Peerdeman; Mike Smith; Miquel Garriga Carner; Miriam van Hees; Mirko Reichert; Mona Beate Wendelborg; Mona Wong; Monika Trümper; Mouser Williams; Mrs Jo Richardson; MS Fram; MS Fridtjof Nansen; MS Maud; MS Otto Sverdrup; MS Spitsbergen; MUSTAFA SOZEN; Nacho Oria; Nadine Hunziker; Natascha; Neil Michels; Nicholas Figueiredo; Niklas Astrom; Nils; Nils Schönwald; NOAA National Marine Mammal Laboratory (NMML); Noam Jans; Ocean Missions; Ocean Wildlife Encounters; Olaf Pignataro; Olivia Capeillere; Olivier Blaud; orion agustus albrecht; Pascal Mauerhofer; Patrick Carl Smith; Patrick Ruf; Patrick Scherer; Patrick Trimpin; Pat Sanders; Paulina Kempa; Pauline van Monsjou; Paul Soulby; Per Nikolaj Bukh; Per Olsson; Peter Abt; Peter Carstens; Peter Clement; Peter Gagarin; Peter Otto Zours; Petra Glardon; Petr Petrik; Philippe Jeanty; Philip Spriet; Pim Wolf; Pius Hübl; Pupanoid; Qi Wan; Queloz; Rachael Barber; Rachel Gershon; Radovan Sutora; Rafael Martins; Raina Burke; Rand Rudland; Raphael Royer; Ravi G; Rayann Elzein; Rebecca Malkewicz; Régis PERDRIAT; Rhonda Sprigg; Richard Allan; Richard Lovelock; Richard Walker; Richard White; rick; Robert J Glowitz; Robert Wälter; Rob Gons; Robin Fox; Rod; Rodrigo A. Martinez Catalan; Rod White; Roger Lewin; Roger Puig i Jorba; Romane R; Ron Gates; Rosa M. Coronas; Rowan; Roxanna Camfferman; Roxhens; Russian Cetacean Habitat Project; Ruud; Sabine Griesser; Sais Céline; Samantha Mundorff; Samantha Wormley; Samuel Hall; Samuel Thorsteinsson; Sandra Zijlstra; Sanjay Patel; Sarah Tranmer; Sara Pasqualotto; Sascha. Lohaus; Sea Fever Productions; Sebastian Lundsgaard Maclean; Sebastian Shaw; sewaris212@poverts.com; Shana Cox; Shannon; Shantala Wentink; Sheila Miller; Siairra Tharp; Sigrún Helgudóttir; Simon Collett; Simon F; Simon Smith; Simon Stachelscheid; Sina Grünenfelder; Slater T Moore; Sophie Carr; Sophie Clements; Soyer; Stacey Colebaugh; Stacey Matthews; Stefan Kaeser; Stefan Schnettler; Stefan Spalke; Steffen G.; Steffen Oehme; Steffo Polar; Stephan Uhlemann; Stephen Graham; Stephen King; Steve Jones; Steven dos-Remedios; Steve Willetts; Susan Smith; suse kuhn; Suzanne Wafer; Svenja Stoehr; Sven Rohtla; Tanja; Ted Creek; Teresa Blase; Therese Horntrich; The travellers; Thomas Kraemer; Thomas Podesta; Thomas Whittell; Tiffany Fare; Tiffany Zamolsky; Tim Martin; Tim Wright; Tjomme Dooper; Tobias Brehm; Tobias Paul; Todd Wheeler; Tom Wechsler; Tony Littler; Tressarieu; Trine Rilorin; Troels Windfeldt; Tudor Morgan; Ursula Brändle; Valeriia Ulianina; Vanessa Maier; Vera Mattner; Vicki Beaver; Viktoria Muehlbauer; Vincent N Visser; Virgil Reglioni; Virginia Bria; Vittoria Sesani; Vivario Manuela; Vladimir Burkanov; Walter Festaro; Whale Watching Akureyri; Whale Wise; Wilfried Schnessl; Wouter Verwee; Wout Schuttert; Y; Yannick Nagel; Yann Lemoine; Yaron Zalel; Years of the North Atlantic Humpback whale (YoNAH); Ying Zhu; Yuan; Yuri Choufour; Yves Roumazeilles; Zuzanna

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)