Happywhale - Humpback whale in Indian 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 420 contributors in alphabetic order:

Aaron Taylor; Adrian Bell; Adrian Boyle; Adrian Lohse; Aimee Jan; Alan Straton; alex; Alexander Heyd; Alexander Vogel; Alexandra deM; Alexandra Holland; Alex Bradshaw; Alex Brenner; alex krowiak; Alex Vogel; Alfred John Burgess; Alice Forrest; All Out Africa MRC; andrew01; Andrew Allen; Andrew Villeneuve; Andry Malalan Ny Aina Rakotondrazafy; Andy Gilbert; Andy Milner; Angie Gullan; Anna Miu; Anne McGregor; Anthony Kelly; Anthony McArdle; Arsenii Kupriianov; Arthur Teo; ashleigh north; Ashleigh Peters; Ashley Hofwolt; Association ABYSS; 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; Caitlin Fitzmaurice; Caius Cheung; Cameron cashmore; Cameron Moore; Cameron Paton; Caroline LAURENT; Cees Tineke; Centre for Whale Research (CWR) Western Australia; Cétamada; Ceta'Maore; Chantelle Dixon; Chauvin Anaelle; chengzhang; Cheryl Carver; Chiara; Christine Olson; Christoph Bialek; Claire Eriksen; CLEEVE ROBERTSON; Colleen Talty; Conor McClean; Conor Ryan; Coralee Askew; Corinna Kelz; Cristina Botha; Cristina García Martín; Cynthia Black; Daria Gaevskaia; Dave Elst; David Donnelly; David Odd; David Rankin; David Simes; Dayia Rossiter; Deane Brown; Deb Philipps; Deep Voice; Denise Glass; Desnos; Devienne Gilles; Devin Trull; Dmitry Evseev; Dominik Dietrich; Dominique Vrijburg; Don Marx; Doriane; Dot Robertson; Dr Brett Morgan-Evens; Dustin; Eddy Thys; Ed Tissink; Edward van Cuilenborg; Eileen Goersdorf; Ekaterina Kalashnikova; Elisabeth Rhodes; Elisa Seyboth; Elizabeth Donnelly; Ella Ruland; Ella Wake; Elsie Godderidge; Els Vermeulen; Emily Gosden; Emma Chereskin; Emma Hamm; Emma Luck; Emma Sharp; Eric Mulders; Esther van der Stappen; Ethan Hollowell; Eulalia Busquets; Evan T; Fabienne Beck; Fabio picinato; Fabrizio; Fil Barker; Florian quiquerez; Fontaine Xavier; Francois Counet; Frank Eckler; Frank Welten; Fritzie Senturias; Gabrielle Lui; Gabrille Lopez; Gary Allport; Geoff Kerr; Geoff Schembri; Georgia Melvin; Gill Braulik; Giulia; Giuseppe Uncini; Grace Russell; Graeme Hillary; Graham Downer; Graham Pollard; Grant Griffin; Gwen Penry; Hannah McGrath; Hans de Bie; Harry Douglas; Hayley Islip; Hayley Newell; Hazel Hume; Heck Peter; Henri Boersema; Henry Galbraith; Hollie Farrell; Ian Clare; Inigo Koefoed; Irene Hills; Jack Hynam; Jacqueline Bath; Jade Asiu; Jade Fraser; Jaden Orli; Jade Stanford; 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; Jenny Johnson; Jeroen Mooij; Jesse cook; Jess Flack; Jessicah Falzon; Joel brewster; Johannes Pikaan; Joh B; John Geoffrey Taylor; John Morrissey; John O’Connor; John Tathem; Jonas Wicki; Jonathan Waterhouse; Jonathon Stevenson; Jordan Breslin; Jordan Broadhead; Juanma; Jules Jones; Kara Stokes; Karen Whelan; Katerina Kalenska; Katharina von Eynern; Kathryn Rohan; Katia Benini; Katie Gates; Kefferstein Stéphane; Kellie Netherwood; Kelly Armer; Kelly Rea; Ken Finlay; Ken Goulding; Kenya Marine Mammal Research and Conservation; Khrishnali Takoor; kimberley J; Kir Mic; Kirra Mattinson; Ku Juin Herng; Lachlan Hall; Lana Barteneva; Laura Gourgas; Laura Grantham; Lauren Dawson; Leah Smith; Lena Menzel; Libu Cyprien; Lily Lloyd; Li Malone; Linda Heads; Linda Horton; Linda Ness; Lindsay Gathercole; Livia Gavard; Lore Braeken; Lucas Facchinetti; Ludovica Atticciati; Luella Bartlett; Luke Manson; Lyn Irvine; Machi Yoshida; Madeleine Mott; Maeva Terrapon; maini; Maksim Zaitsau; Mandroso97; Marc Sharfman; Mareasa Ford; Marian Herz; Marianne Brown; Marilia Olio; marine malen; Mark Abela; Mark Brown; Mark Davis; Mark Shepherd; Marta Filippini; Marti Carroll; 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; Michelle Eyrich; Michel VELY; Mike Greenfelder; Mike House; MIM Network; Mi Shell; Mml van Ulft; Mónica Lozano Subiranas; Nakia Cullain; nancy dufrenne; Natasha Allen; Natasha Mackintosh; Nathaniel Brailsford; NAVIERE Nohann; Neil Kevin Wilkinson; Neni; Nicola Kennedy; Nicola Taylor; Nicole Mazhar; Nicole Parravicini; Nicole Smyth; Nico Pl; Niiicky; Ningaloo Marine Interactions; Noah Woelfl; Noel Outtrim; Nyal Mueenuddin; Ocean Safari/ NVT; Olaf Pignataro; Ole Benstem; Olga Sanmartín; Olivia Thomas; Olivier Segers; Paige Zuidema; Pamela Le Noury; Paola B; Paul Bishop; Paul Maharaj; Paul Szczypior; Pedro Víctor Albaladejo Fresnadillo; Peta cross; Pete Botman; peter allsop; Philip Milton; Phil Todd; pia markovic; Pierre Malan; RaAn; Rachel; Raggy Charters; Raina Burke; Ramzy Haddad; Rani van der Vlist; Rebecca Pavey; Renee Morgan; Ricardo Rangel-Reyes; Richard Hart; Riona Bray; Roanna Horbelt; Robert Akester; Robert Smith; Robin Hicks; Rob McKeown; Rod Long; Rodrigo A. Martinez Catalan; Roman ondruj; Romie Moriau; Ronald Hicks; Rosanne Cross; Rose Bilbrough; Rosie Leaney; Rowan Streeter; russell marnock; Sabine Steinbeck; Sally Gleeson; Sam Gills; Sandy Kornaus; Sandy Nelson; Sara Catella; Sarah Gower; Sarah Kather; Sarah Tranmer; Sarah Tuckfield; Sarvesh Natu; Scott; Scott Portelli; Sean Toland; Sean Ward; Seiyia Leakey; Shelley Lee; Sherri Daniels; Shirley; Simone Eley; Simon Lilienthal; Simon Mahood; Stanislav Stelmakhovich; Stefania; Stella Fish; Stephanie Ferry; Stephen Anstee; Stephen Wilson; steve; Steve Benjamin; Steven Wincor; Stuart reader; Sue Dungate; Sue Holman; Susana Latorre; Susanne Schex; Suzanne Johnson; Sylvia Hsueh; Tammy Patterson; Tamrez; Tanja; Ted Gaten; Teresa Holtmann; Terese Drummond; The Dolphin Centre; Théo Stora; Thibaut Bouveroux; thierry moc; Thijs van den Berg; Thomas; Tiffany mckenzie; Tim Awbery; Tim Ponton; Toby Dickson; Tom Avison; Tom Heijnen; trevor Kay; Tsoa Rajaobelison; Vesagen Mudaly; Victor Zhang; Viktoriia; Vincent Quiquempois; Violaine Dulau; Wade Kevin Eastburn; Wayne Sentman; Wei Deng; Wendy Hare; Wendy Stanford; Western Whale Research; Whale Watch Western Australia; William Gilmore; WONG TSZ YUI; Yat Wong; Yeon Bin Kim; Yiew Lee Siew; Yijie; Yina Ma; Zaitseva Kristina; zara hopkins

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)