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 346 contributors in alphabetic order:

adam maire; Adelie Xiaohang Li; Adrian Neubert; 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; Andrew Newlun; Andrew Stewart; Andy Rose; Angela Bowler; ANGEL SOLE; Anja Robanke; Anke Kugelstadt; Anna Astafurova; Annette Bombosch; AnninaS; Antoine Viot; Astrid Füllemann; Audrey Stephens; Austin Wyatt; Avner Chen; B; Babsi Neubarth; Barbara Anne Brandon; Beatriz Benares; Becker Juergen; Bengt Lanner; Benoit Nabholz; Bonnie Gretz; Borbala; Boyd Taylor; brad siviour; Brenda de Vries; Calle Schönning; Camilo Rada; Carlos Rincon; Caroline Hodgkiss; Cassandra Ruiz; Cees Tineke; Charles Lavin; Charlotte Taplin; Chris Croxson; Christian Engelke; Christian Thrane; Christina Grieve; Christoph Fritz; Chrys Tremththanmor; Clif; Conor Ryan; Corbin LeGrand; Dani Abras; Daniel Crowder; Daniel Freyne; Daniel Stevens; Danilo Foresti; DarrenJew; Dave Matlin; David Bradley; David German; Dennis Boon; Devienne Gilles; Dimitri Vitkin; Dirk van Zandwijk; Dmitrii Kiselev; Domenic Böck; Dominik Thamm; Domininc Barrington; Doug Gould; Eckhard; Eden Zang; Eivind Aksnes; Elaine Purnell; Elie Vannier; Eliott Lehoux; Elísabet Ýr Guðjónsdóttir; Elke; Ellen Klein; Elma; Elodie; emma; Emma Fillol; Emma Luck; Emma Neave-Webb; Emmanuelle Peyredieu; Enrico Hoefer; Eric Clark; Eric ROURE; Erin Sneider; Eugene Saxentoff; Eyd M. Grønadal; Fabian Schmalzried; Fabio; Fabiola; Familia Sanchez Planell; Fanny; Federico Arribere; Florentine Guinot; françois; Frank J.; Fredrik Broms; Gabriel Lett Viviani; gaidet; Gail Cousins; Garry Bray; Geffen family; Geir Hareide Hansen; Ghada; GordieBryce; Gordon Riddell; Greta Henderson; Gwenn; Hanna Michel; hannes heylen; Hans Verdaat; Harold Moses; Hazel Pittwood; Heidi Krajewsky; Heiko Teiken; Henk Kamstra; Henrik Thiel; Herman Sips; Herve Sibert; Husavik Research Centre; Ian Gordon; ian roberts; Irati Maruri; Iris Goldbach; Isabella Clegg; James F C Hyde IV; Jamie Coleman; Jan Kajzar; Janne Kangaspunta; Javier Cotin; Javier Solis; Jeff Reynolds; Jenifer; Jérôme JACOB; Jim Chiboucas; Jim Wilson; Jin Cao; Joe Arceneaux; Joel Moore; John Mina; Jolisa Hollander; Jonas Astrup; Jonas Rombach; Jonathan Rempel; joost vaeyens; Josef Wolf; Joy Martinello; Joy van der Beek; Judith Scott; Judit Roch; Julia Jayne; Juliane Schlei; Julia Yr Thorvaldsdottir; Julie Cronin; Julie Skyte; Julie Winn; karen McMullen; Kate Sauvain; Kate Weston; Katrin Schmidt; Kayla Spencer; Kefferstein Stéphane; Ken Jensen; Ken Wells; Kerstin Langenberger; Kevin; Kirsten MacTaggart; Kirstina Dickerson; Kit Kovacs; Konstantinos Kafritsas; Kurt Methfessel; Lacourbas cathy; LAMBIN Jean-Marc; Lars Maltha Rasmussen; Laura; Laurence Fischer; Laurens; Laurie Horsfall; Leendert; Lena Nicola; Lene Zachariassen; Leonhard Loimer; Leslie Stueben-Trumphour; Lisa Hildebrand; Loes de Heus; Luca Betti; Maëva Accart; Maia Green; Manfred Moormann; Marc Gose; MARC SELLERS; Marcus Bergström; Margrét Ósk Elíasdóttir; Marian Herz; Marijke Nita de Boer; Marika Marnela; Marilia Olio; Marion JONCHERES; Marjan Willemsen; Marjolein Meijdam; Mark Harris; Marley Watkins; Martine; Martin Kemper; Martin Kleinsteuber; Martyna Urbanczyk; Mary Keenan; Mathilde Hoogerwerf; Matt McDermit; Matts Ekman; Max Schweiger; Megan Carrow; Menno Schaefer; Michael Scott; Michael Sterling; Michelle van Dijk; Michel Pierfitte; Mick Peerdeman; Miriam van Hees; Mona Beate Wendelborg; Mona Wong; Mouser Williams; Mrs Jo Richardson; MS Fram; MS Maud; MS Otto Sverdrup; MS Spitsbergen; MUSTAFA SOZEN; Nacho Oria; Nadine Hunziker; Natascha; Niklas Astrom; Nils; Nils Schönwald; NOAA National Marine Mammal Laboratory (NMML); Ocean Missions; Olaf Pignataro; Olivier Blaud; Pascal Mauerhofer; Patrick Ruf; Patrick Scherer; Pat Sanders; Pauline van Monsjou; Paul Soulby; Per Nikolaj Bukh; Per Olsson; Peter Abt; Peter Carstens; Petra Glardon; Petr Petrik; Philippe Jeanty; Pim Wolf; Pius Hübl; Pupanoid; Qi Wan; Queloz; Rachael Barber; Radovan Sutora; Rafael Martins; Raina Burke; Rand Rudland; Raphael Royer; Rayann Elzein; Rebecca Malkewicz; Régis PERDRIAT; Richard Allan; Richard Lovelock; Richard Walker; Richard White; Rob Gons; Robin Fox; Rodrigo A. Martinez Catalan; Rod White; Romane R; Rosa M. Coronas; Roxanna Camfferman; Russian Cetacean Habitat Project; Ruud; Sabine Griesser; Sais Céline; Samantha Wormley; Sandra Zijlstra; Sascha. Lohaus; Sea Fever Productions; Shannon; Shantala Wentink; Sheila Miller; Siairra Tharp; Sigrún Helgudóttir; Simon F; Simon Smith; Slater T Moore; Sophie Carr; Soyer; Stacey Colebaugh; Stefan Kaeser; Steffen G.; Steffen Oehme; Steffo Polar; Stephan Uhlemann; Stephen Graham; Stephen King; Steve Jones; Steven dos-Remedios; Steve Willetts; Susan Smith; suse; Tanja; Ted Creek; Teresa Blase; Therese Horntrich; Thomas Kraemer; Thomas Podesta; Tiffany Fare; Tim Wright; Tobias Brehm; Tobias Paul; Tom Wechsler; Tony Littler; Tressarieu; Tudor Morgan; Ursula Brändle; Vicki Beaver; Vincent N Visser; Virgil Reglioni; Vladimir Burkanov; Whale Watching Akureyri; Whale Wise; Wilfried Schnessl; Wouter Verwee; Yann Lemoine; Years of the North Atlantic Humpback whale (YoNAH); 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)