Happywhale - Humpback whale in Indian 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 322 contributors in alphabetic order:

Aaron Taylor; Adrian Bell; Adrian Boyle; Aimee Jan; Alan Straton; alex; Alexander Heyd; Alexander Vogel; Alex Bradshaw; alex krowiak; Alex Vogel; Alfred John Burgess; Alice Forrest; Andrew Villeneuve; Andy Gilbert; Andy Milner; Angie Gullan; Anne McGregor; Anthony Kelly; Anthony McArdle; Arsenii Kupriianov; Arthur Teo; Ashleigh Peters; Atlantine Boggio-Pasqua; Atzmon Dagan; Aurelie Verachtert; Baptiste N; Barbara Perren Zimmerli; Benjamin Wambergue; BERDNIKOVA; Bernard Ash; Berno Phillipson; Bethany Hannah Carmody; Bianca Tree; bodarwe; Bronte Halden; Brooke Lloyd; Brooke Pyke; C0nfetti core; Caius Cheung; Cameron cashmore; Cameron Moore; Caroline LAURENT; Cees Tineke; Centre for Whale Research Western Australia; Cétamada; Ceta'Maore; Chantelle Dixon; Chauvin Anaelle; chengzhang; Cheryl Carver; Chiara; Christine Olson; Christoph Bialek; CLEEVE ROBERTSON; Colleen Talty; Conor Ryan; Coralee Askew; Cristina Botha; Cristina García Martín; Cynthia Black; Dave Elst; David Donnelly; David Simes; Dayia Rossiter; Deane Brown; Deb Philipps; Deep Voice; Denise Glass; Desnos; Devienne Gilles; Dmitry Evseev; Dominik Dietrich; Don Marx; Doriane; Dot Robertson; Dr Brett Morgan-Evens; Dustin; Eddy Thys; Ed Tissink; Eileen Goersdorf; Ekaterina Kalashnikova; Elisabeth Rhodes; Elisa Seyboth; Elizabeth Donnelly; Ella Wake; Els Vermeulen; Emily Gosden; Emma Chereskin; Emma Luck; Emma Sharp; Esther van der Stappen; Ethan Hollowell; Eulalia Busquets; Evan T; Fabienne Beck; Fabio picinato; Fil Barker; Florian quiquerez; Fontaine Xavier; Frank Eckler; Frank Welten; Fritzie Senturias; Gabrielle Lui; Gary Allport; Geoff Kerr; Geoff Schembri; Georgia Melvin; Gill Braulik; Giulia; Giuseppe Uncini; Grace Russell; Graeme Hillary; Graham Downer; Grant Griffin; Gwen Penry; Hans de Bie; Harry Douglas; Hayley Islip; Hayley Newell; Hazel Hume; Henri Boersema; Hollie Farrell; Ian Clare; Inigo Koefoed; Irene Hills; Jade Asiu; Jade Fraser; Jaden Orli; James F C Hyde IV; James Langiewicz; Jan Fijolek; Jan Hunter; Janina Liedermann; Jasmine Collingwood; Jasmin Wulf; Jason turl; Jay Paul; Jeanette Michalopoulou; Jeffrey Garriock; Jeffrey Slater; Jennifer Keeping; Jenny Johnson; Jesse cook; Jess Flack; Johannes Pikaan; Joh B; John Geoffrey Taylor; John O’Connor; John Tathem; Jonathan Waterhouse; Jordan Breslin; Jordan Broadhead; Karen Whelan; Kate Sprogis; Katharina von Eynern; Kathryn Rohan; Katia Benini; Katie Gates; Kellie Netherwood; Kelly Rea; Ken Finlay; Ken Goulding; Kenya Marine Mammal Research and Conservation; Khrishnali Takoor; kimberley J; Lana Barteneva; Laura Gourgas; Laura Grantham; Lauren Dawson; Leah Smith; Lena Menzel; Libu Cyprien; Li Malone; Linda Heads; Linda Horton; Linda Ness; Livia Gavard; Lore Braeken; Lucas Facchinetti; Luella Bartlett; Luke Manson; Lyn Irvine; Machi Yoshida; Madeleine Mott; Maeva Terrapon; Maksim Zaitsau; Mandroso97; Marc Sharfman; Mareasa Ford; Marian Herz; Marianne Brown; Marilia Olio; marine malen; Mark Abela; Mark Brown; Mark Shepherd; Marta Filippini; Martin Banks; Maureen Macdonald; Mdu Seakamela; Medina Jasar; Megan Todd-Jones; Megaptera; Mela H; Melanie Keyte; Melissa Nel; Michael Keogh; Michael Sheehan; Michael Williamson; Michèle Vogel; Michel VELY; Mike Greenfelder; Mike House; MIM Network; Mi Shell; Mónica Lozano Subiranas; Nakia Cullain; nancy dufrenne; Natasha Allen; NAVIERE Nohann; Neil Kevin Wilkinson; Neni; Nicole Smyth; Niiicky; Ningaloo Marine Interactions; Noel Outtrim; Nyal Mueenuddin; Ocean Safari/ NVT; Olaf Pignataro; Olivier Segers; Paige Zuidema; Pamela Le Noury; Paola B; Paul Maharaj; Pedro Víctor Albaladejo Fresnadillo; Pete Botman; peter allsop; Philip Milton; Phil Todd; pia markovic; RaAn; Rachel; Raggy Charters; Raina Burke; Ramzy Haddad; Rani van der Vlist; Rebecca Pavey; Renee Morgan; Ricardo Rangel-Reyes; Richard Hart; Roanna Horbelt; Robert Akester; Robert Smith; Robin Hicks; Rod Long; Rodrigo A. Martinez Catalan; Rose Bilbrough; Rosie Leaney; Rowan Streeter; russell marnock; Sally Gleeson; Sam Gills; Sandy Kornaus; Sandy Nelson; Sara Catella; Sarah Gower; Sarah Kather; Sarah Tranmer; Sarah Tuckfield; Sarvesh Natu; Scott; Scott Portelli; Sean Ward; Seiyia Leakey; Sherri Daniels; Shirley; Simone Eley; Simon Lilienthal; Simon Mahood; Stanislav Stelmakhovich; Stefania; Stella Fish; Stephen Anstee; Stephen Wilson; steve; Steve Benjamin; Stuart reader; Sue Dungate; Sue Holman; Susana Latorre; Suzanne Johnson; Sylvia Hsueh; Tammy Patterson; Tamrez; Tanja; Ted Gaten; Teresa Holtmann; Terese Drummond; The Dolphin Centre; Théo Stora; Thibaut Bouveroux; Tiffany mckenzie; Tim Awbery; Toby Dickson; Tom Heijnen; trevor Kay; Vesagen Mudaly; Victor Zhang; Vincent Quiquempois; Violaine Dulau; Wade Kevin Eastburn; Wayne Sentman; Wei Deng; Wendy Hare; Whale Watch Western Australia; William Gilmore; WONG TSZ YUI; Yat Wong; Yeon Bin Kim; Yiew Lee Siew; Zaitseva Kristina

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

Attributes are defined by Happywhale.com.

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
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)