Happywhale2026vector digital dataOBIS-SEAMAP1766http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1766OBIS-SEAMAPhttps://doi.org/10.82144/12bcc96boriginated from Happywhale.comVersion 1.7.0 Happywhale.com is a resource to help you know whales as individuals, and to benefit conservation science with rich data about individual whales.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 633 contributors in alphabetic order: adam maire; Aditi & Zeb; Adriana Moretta; Adrian Boyle; Adriano Adamson Paiva; Adriano Saraceni Bandeira; Agustina Ramirez; Alain Bidart; Alan Chan; Alan Henry; Alan Johanson; Alan Jones; Alan Simon; Aleksandr Trach; Aletta van der Veen; Alexander Assis Moreira; Alexandre Piemonte; Alexandre Zerbini; Alex Brenner; Alex Vogel; Alice Forrest; Aline de Jesus Lobo; Aline Garcia Morais Sales; Allan Templeton; Amanda Alves Gomes; Amanda dutra; Amber Kooijman; Amy Kennedy; Ana Alice de Morais Mangueira; Ana Beatriz; Ana Clara Nadim; Ana Ferreira; Ana Julia Oliveira Vianna; Ana Luiza Vale; Andre Miranda Daher; André Soller; Andressa Pezenti; Andrew Macau de Lima; Andrew Thompson; Andries Godlieb Brummer; Andy Pollard; Anerléia Barbosa; Angélica Bastos Leite; Anita Boerefijn; Anja Fischenich; Anna Astafurova; Anna Belcher; Annette Bombosch; Annika Romeyn; AnninaS; Ashley Batchelor; Ashley Hamilton; Aurelio Rufo; Aurora Expeditions Greg Mortimer; Aurora Expeditions Sylvia Earle; Aveline Galea; BabzRobinson; Bahía Bustamante Lodge; Beatriz Alencar; Beatriz Ribeiro; Beatriz Rosse Queiroz; Becci Jewell; Becky Clark; Beluga Zeng; BenBen; Benjamin Wambergue; BENJAMIN WILLIAM PEARCE; Ben Osborne; Ben Phalan; Bernd van Heerden; BIA HETZEL; Bill Kitcen; Bill Veerkamp; Bin Lin; Bob H.; Brenno Andreozi Mendes; Brian Dolan; Brian Kirsch; British Antarctic Survey (BAS) research staff; Bronwen Trupp; Bruce Marshall; Bruce Pailthorpe; Bruna Borel Barrocas; Bruna Cavalcante Patrício; Bruna Monteiro de Magalhães; Bruno Arantes de Andrade Bueno; Bruno de Franco Orsi; Bruno Prothes; Byron Elvin Berger; Caíto Ignácio; Camila Fernandes; Camille De Castro; Carina Gsottbauer; Carla Fiorito; Carley Lowe; Carl Henry; Carlos Martins; Carmen; Carol; Carol Hemminger; Carolina Fernandes; Carolina Tiemi Sato Komatsu; Caroline Lupini; Carol La Terza; Carolyn Dankowski; Carolyn Roberts; Catarina Fransani; Cecilia Facchola; Celeste Natividad; César Augusto Gribaudo; Cesar D Agostino; Charissa Dyer-Kendler; Chiara Franzoni; Chiara Titton; Chris Croxson; Chris Hurst; Chris M; Chris & Monique Fallows; Chris Peryer; Christian Engelke; Christina Winkler; Christopher Daniel; Chris Wilkinson; Cibele Monique Sanches; Cindy Marple; Cindy Miller Hopkins; Claude Peffer; Claudia Weber-Gebert; coline serre; Colleen Goujjane; Conor Ryan; Craig Nisbet; Crawford Anderson; Cynthia Black; Cynthia Wilson; Daiana Paula da Silva Cabral; Dale Frink; Dan Brown; Dani Abras; Daniela Derron; Daniela Scola; Dan W; Daryl de Beer; Dave de Beer; Dave Wilson; David Boyarski; David Cummings; David Hurwitz; David Pechey; David Simms; Deborah Komatsu; Déborah Nazareth Méndez Martín; Declan Troy; Derren Fox; De Wulf Maurina (maluga); Diana Carvalho de Freitas; Diego Locatelli; Diego Menezes Marto; Diego Valverde Medeiros; Diphane Heringer Duarte de Souza; Dmitrii Kiselev; Dolores Muff; Don Hunter; Dr. Johannes Meiler; Dyer Island Cruises; ECoMAR-UFRJ; EcoSaber; Ecosul Turismo; Edgar Roller; Eli Konen; Elisabeth Badosa; Elisa Seyboth; Ella Crowie; Ella Potts; Ellen Adelman; Els Vermeulen; Emilia; Emilia Mussoni; Emily Clarke; Eric BAUDIN; Érika Coelho; Erika Donovan; Erika Ramos Mello; Erika zolcsak; Erin Hallaby; Esteban Duque Mesa; Evelien Haels; Even Diandra Braga Aguiar; Ezra Siegel; Fabiana magon limonete; Fabiane Mota; Fabio; Fay Gao; Felipe Antonio Rodrigues Peixoto; Felipe Buloto; Felipe Sousa Furtado; Fernanda Hashitani; Filipe Versehgi Silva; Flávia de Paulo Daurelio; Flavio Degrandi; Francini gea; Frank; Frank Santos; Frank Sellke; Frank Tetreault; Fritz Becker; Gabi Carrera; Gabriela C Oms; Gabriela Corso da Silva; Gabriela Fernandes; Gabriela Guimarães Siqueira; Gabriel Duarte Evangelista; Gabriele Wolff; Gabriella Mitsi Russo; Gabriel Lisboa; Gabriel Serwy Caram; Gabriel silva torres; Gabriel Vérité; G Adventures Expedition Team; Gareth Greenwood; Geerte Beesems; Genna Roland; George Perry; Geovana cartaxo; Gerald Friesen; Gert van der Heide; Gigi Laidler; Gilmara Barros de Lima; Giovana H. Meneguin; Gisele souza; Graham Knights; Grant Tiffen; Greame Grant; Greg Frankfurter; GRUILLOT Léna; Gustavo Pedro de Paula; Guy Elliott; Gwenael Vourch; Hannah Baldwin; Hao Zhang; Hayley Adlam; Heidi Krajewsky; Heinz Toperczer; Heitor C; heitor rodrigues; Helder Antônio Medina Avila; Helen Ahern; Helena Muller Manzano; Helen Moore; Heloisa Louzada; Henrique Monteiro; Hew Barreto; Holger Simm; Holly Harper; Hugo BARON; HUMPBACK WHALE INSTITUTE - BRAZIL; Igor Camacho; Ilha do Gato; Ingrid Van Keilegom; Inia; Ioana Catalina Echim; Isabel Spieth; Isaure Michaud; Ivan Grolig; Ivo Gilmar Silva Junior; Ivy Frizo; IWC-ICR Southern Ocean Whale and Ecosystem Research (SOWER) cruises; Jack-Jan de Jonge; Jacqueline Bath; James F C Hyde IV; James Marshall; James Tyrrell; James William Lynn; James Wreyford; Jamie Coleman; Janete Morais; Jan Fijolek; Jan Werndl; JAQUELINE YURI NAKAMURA; Jason Denesevich; Javier Cotin; Jay Paul; Jeannine Winkel; Jean-Paul Hafner; Jean Tresfon; Jeff; Jeff Bullied; Jeff Higgott; Jeffrey Slater; Jeff Thiemann; Jessica cavalcante de lima; Jill Niederberger; Jim Wilson; Jin Cao; Jindrich H. Boehm; Jiran Zhang; jlddt; Joel Moore; Joerg Bongartz; Jo Feldman; John Belchamber; John Dickens; Jonathan Reid; Joseph Morlan; Joseph Slingers; Joshua Matson; Joshua Peck; Joshua Pons; Joy Reidenberg; Judith Scott; Judy Anderson; Judy Barnes; Juergen Gangoly; JuleeMango; Julia Hortin; Julia Jannuzzi Vicentin Bezerra; Juliana; Juliana Fortes de Macedo Soares; Juliana Ribeiro; Julie Krey; Julien Ghossoub; Juliet Waterkeyn; Julio Cardoso; Julio Cesar Teixeira de Morais; Justin Blake; Justin Hofman; Kadyrova Anfisa; Karen Backer; Karen Ballard; Karen Gramigna-Warren; Karen Ordway; Karina Costa; Karissa Zelada; Karl Snow; Katlyn Taylor; Kendra Chittenden; Ken The Whale-man Moore; Kerstin Rapp; Kevin Elsby; Kevin Zaouali; Kimberly Galvez; Kimberly Nesbitt; Klaus Beher; KP Science; Kristina Rau; Kurtis Randall; Laila Rebeca do Amaral; Lais Dana Jin; Laís Machado; Lais Vilasbôas Azevedo; Lara Domingues de Carvalho; Lara Rodrigues Leite; Larissa Soares Santim; Larissa Uema; Lars Melcher; Laura Fuzaro; Laura Gledhill; Lauren Farmer; Leah Hall; Leah Tymko; Leandro Borges Gasparino; Leandro Mendes de Sousa Carmo; Lea Smit; Leigh Segel; Leiv Poncet; Lengyan Qi; Leon Strydom; Leticia Leme; Liam Collins; Lidio França; Lila Afifi; Liliana Reis Rosa; Liliane Lodi; linda vaughn; Lirra Carolina Morciani Rivelini Brito; Lisa Heinz; Litty Tan; Lomvi; lsm971229; Lucas Afonso; Lucas Nakano; Lucca Spinola Perez; Lucía Frones Placeres; Lucia Morillo; Luciana Saab; Ludmila faria; Luiza Panini; LUIZ OTAVIO FREITAS MAIA JUNIOR; Lyara Maurutto; Lynette Human; Lynn Salmon; Madelyn Caltabiano; Magda Laís Paiva Diniz; Mailén Palma; Maíta Moura; Manuel Albaladejo; Manuel Mascarello; Marcele Ayumi Horikawa Oshiro; Marcelo Andrade; MARCELO CANEPPELE; Marcelo Francisco de Lima; Marcel V. de Morais; Marcel Weder; marcia souza e silva de oliveira; Marcio Motta; Marcos Santos; Marcus Bergström; Mar e Vida Eco Trip; Maria Intxaustegi; Mariana Merchiol; Marijke Nita de Boer; Marilia Olio; Marilyn Essex; Marina Leite Marques; Mario Fernando Prieto Peres; Marisa Berzano; Mark Doing; Mark Friend; Mark Harris; Markus Tamm; marna van der walt; Marnie Smith; Martin and Sarah; Martin Anstee; Martin Collins; Martin Digby; Martin Etsebeth; Martin Schoo; Maryana Campanella Bernini; Mary Ann Jensen; Matheus Reddo; Mathilde Hoogerwerf; Matthew Church; Matthew Germishuizen; Max MB; Max Moreno Glegiston; Maycon Victorino Cardoso; Mdu Seakamela; Melisa Coronel; MELISSA HANNA; Merlijn Hulsenboom; MF2303; Michaella Andrade; Michael P Rubinstein; Michael Scott; michelle gamble; Michelle Li Ling Fu; Miguel Monteiro; Mike Greenfelder; Miranda; Miriam van Hees; Mitchell Collins; Monica Franco da Fonseca; Monika Trümper; Monique Radford; MS Fridtjof Nansen; MS Roald Amundsen; MS Seaventure citizen science; Munir El Hage; Murillo Inojosa Wolf; Nadja Velez; Naftali Honig; Namibian Dolphin Project; Nanette Smith; Natália Carneiro; Natalie Ensor; Nathalia Pequino; Nereida Paris; Nicholas Fourie; Nick Leggatt; Nick Mason; Nicky Harris; Nico Heyning; Nicola Campen; Nicoletta von Pauer; Nikki; Nils Siebeneicher; Nina Herbert; Nir Shaviv; Noah Strycker; Ortelius - Oceanwide Expeditions; Pamela Le Noury; Paolo Vargas; Patagonia Azul; patricia andrea colombo; Patricia Scalea; Patrick Chauvet; Patrick Koulis; Patrick Rüegg; Paula Olson; Paul Lipschitz; Paulo Mattos Filho; Paul Page; Paul Woodland; Pedro Cappelli Saad Raizer; Peter Amster; Peter Wilson; Petra Glardon; Phil Crane; Philip Precey; Pieter Gorzeman; Pippa Low; Plancius; PLX Citizen Scientists; Projeto Amigo da Jubarte; Projeto Mar de Baleia; Rachel Rodell; Rafael Cruz de Souza; Rafael Sacharny Machado; Ragar Whitener; Raphaela Kamyla de Souza Santos; Raphael Alcantara; Raphael Silveira; Raquel do Vale; @redemarbrasil; Renata Sousa-Lima; RHONDA PAICE; Richard Ingels; Richard Nicoll; Rico van Manen; Roberta Becker Montibeller; Robert Carr; Robert Moore; Roberto Rodrigues Faria; Robert Stallard; Rob Jansen; Rodolfo Bonoto Estevam; Rodolfo Colen de Almeida; Rodrigo Marquezini; Rodrigo Mendes; Rodrigo Passos dos Santos; Rodrigo Tavares da Silva; Roman ondruj; ROSEMBERGG LOURES RODRIGUES; R Schimpf; Ruben Fijn; Rubenv; Rudi Strydom; Russ Sibbald; Ruth Hughes; Sabina Bleisch; Sacha Viquerat; Saidhbhe; Sally Bergquist; Samantha Johnson; Samara Valle; Sandra Wayman; Sanne Paarman; Sarah; Sarah Kather; Sarah Keenan; Sara Jenner; Science Coordinator MS Fram; S Coates-Smith; Scott Allen; Seamade; Sean Neilson; Sea Shepherd Brasil; Sergio Cipolotti; Shane Beans; Shirley; Shreya; SH Vega - Swan Hellenic; Sidney Batista Dutra Júnior; Simone Eley; Simon Elwen; Siyu Liu; Sofia Richter Rabello; Sophie Steinhausen; Southern Right Charters; Stanislav Stelmakhovich; Stefan Kaeser; Steph & Oli Prince; steve; Steve Benjamin; Stuart Harley; Stuart Hortin; Susan Albrecht; Susan Portnoy; Susan Terry; suse kuhn; Susie farnon; Svenja Stoehr; Sylvia Hsueh; Sylvia Ng; Taciany Vizcaino; Tamima Itani; Tatiana Mantovani Miranda dos Santos; Tatiane de Oliveira Hirose; Ted Cheeseman; Teri Manchen; Thais Hokoç M Melo; Thais Marina Prado; Tharik de Almeida Antunes; Thiago Fayrdin; Thiago Onofre Pinheiro Rosa; Thomas Kuwatsch; Thomas Ronge; TIAGO BARACHO; Tiago Rodrigues; Tillmann Wolff; Tim Stenton; Tobias Brehm; Tom Barcley; Tom odbert; Tony Chewter; Tony wright; Tracy Cooper; Troels Jacobsen; Tyson Richmond; Umesh Madan; Vahe Guzelimian; Valeria Conversani; Valeria D'Agostino; Valérie Vogelsanger; Vanessa Paranhos Tutner; Victor Bruscagin; Victor Taranto; Vinicius Damasceno; Virginia Mach; Vivian Lambert; Vivianne Torres Mendonça; Vladimir da Franca Fernandes; vonmatter; Wang Xiaogang; Wanzi; Wayne Brown; Wesley Lirani; WhaleExpeditionSA; Yaci Gallo; Yanco Gomes Ferreira; Yvonne Cremanns; ZHOU YUAN1983020620260504ground conditionIn workWeeklyOcean-67.51123119.406799-0.697615-60 NoneMarine BiologyTaxon coveredMarine mammalsIntegrated Taxonomic Information SystemUnknownNot applicableDownloaded April, 2004http://www.itis.usda.gov/Refer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetmailing and physical address

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Refer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetNot providedIdentified by observers or researchers conducting the surveyKingdomAnimaliaPhylumChordataSubphylumVertebrataClassMammaliaSubclassTheriaInfraclassEutheriaOrderCetaceaSuborderMysticetiFamilyBalaenopteridaeGenusMegapteraSpeciesMegaptera novaeangliae Public. 1. Not to use data obtained from OBIS-SEAMAP in any publication, product, or commercial application without proper attribution to the original data provider(s) and OBIS-SEAMAP unless the datasets are explicitly shown under the CC0 policy. Citations or credits are suggested as attribution. If the data you downloaded come from multiple datasets, a citation or credit to each of the datasets is required. Suggested citation for this dataset: Happywhale. 2026. Happywhale - Humpback whale in South Atlantic Ocean. Version 1.7.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP and originated from Happywhale.com. https://doi.org/10.82144/12bcc96b. Suggested citation for OBIS-SEAMAP: Halpin, P.N., A.J. Read, E. Fujioka, B.D. Best, B. Donnelly, L.J. Hazen, C. Kot, K. Urian, E. LaBrecque, A. Dimatteo, J. Cleary, C. Good, L.B. Crowder, and K.D. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography 22(2):104-115 2. To forward the citation of any publication / report that made use of the data / tools provided by OBIS-SEAMAP for inclusion in our list of references. 3. Not to hold OBIS-SEAMAP or the original data providers liable for errors in the data. While we have made every effort to ensure the quality of the database, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of these datasets. 4. The burden for determining fitness for use of the downloaded data for any analyses lies entirely with the user. OBIS-SEAMAP or the original data providers do not support outcomes of your analyses that used the data you downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP. 5. To consider inclusion of the accompanying transect (effort) dataset if available into the methodology of your analyses. 6. Not to redistribute the data you downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP through any media without contect from OBIS-SEAMAP and the original data providers unless the datasets are explicitly shown under the CC0 policy. Ted CheesemanHappywhale.com mailing and physical address unknownted@happywhale.com Happywhale and contributors Relational database Southerland, K., and T. Cheeseman2026vector digital datahttps://happywhale.com/Halpin, P.N., A.J. Read, E. Fujioka, B.D. Best, B. Donnelly, L.J. Hazen, C. Kot, K. Urian, E. LaBrecque, A. Dimatteo, J. Cleary, C. Good, L.B. Crowder, and K.D. Hyrenbach2009vector digital dataOceanography22(2):104-11https://tos.org/oceanography/article/obis-seamap-the-world-data-center-for-marine-mammal-sea-bird-and-sea-turtleHalpin, P.N., A.J. Read, E. Fujioka, B.D. Best, B. Donnelly, L.J. Hazen, C. Kot, K. Urian, E. LaBrecque, A. Dimatteo, J. Cleary, C. Good, L.B. Crowder, and K.D. Hyrenbach2009Oceanography22(2):104-115 All attributes were measured and recorded during the survey and validated by the data provider. Permissible values for date and time and coordinates were validated by the data provider and the OBIS-SEAMAP data manager. Species identification by the data provider was matched with Integrated Taxonomic Information System. All observation records are included.Data were put through the OBIS-SEAMAP data registration steps.20260515Point 1e-061e-06Decimal degrees D_WGS_1984WGS_1984 6378137.000000298.257224 Biogeographic dataBiogeographic dataNot applicableoidInternal IDData providerInternal IDtypeAlways "Event"Data providerAlways "Event"modifiedLast modifiedData providerLast modifiedlanguageLanguage. Always "en"Data providerLanguage. Always "en"institution_codeInstitution code. Always "Happywhale"Data providerInstitution code. Always "Happywhale"basis_of_recordBasis of record. Always "HumanObservation"Data providerBasis of record. Always "HumanObservation"occurrence_idOccurrence ID assigned by HappywhaleData providerOccurrence ID assigned by Happywhalecatalog_numberCatalog number. A link to HappywhaleData providerCatalog number. A link to Happywhalerecorded_byPerson or organization who recorded the dataData providerPerson or organization who recorded the dataindividual_countNumber of animalData provider17sexGender of the animal if knownData providerGender of the animal if knownpreparationsMethod of data collection. Always "photograph"Data providerMethod of data collection. Always "photograph"occurrence_remarksOccurrence remarksData providerOccurrence remarksorganism_idOrganism/animal ID assigned by HappywhaleData providerOrganism/animal ID assigned by Happywhaleorganism_nameOrganism/animal name by providerData providerOrganism/animal name by providerorganism_remarksOrganism remarksData providerOrganism remarksevent_idEvent ID assigned by HappywhaleData providerEvent ID assigned by Happywhaleevent_dateDate the picture was takenData provider1983-02-062026-05-04event_timeTime the picture was taken in local time zoneData provider00:0023:57:56higher_geographyOcean the animal was seenData providerOcean the animal was seenwater_bodyDetails of oceanData providerDetails of oceanlocalityLocation of oceanData providerLocation of oceanverbatim_localityLocation of ocean described by the providerData providerLocation of ocean described by the providerdecimal_latitudeLatitude in decimal degreesData provider-60.000000-0.697615decimal_longitudeLongitude in decimal degreesData provider-67.51123119.406799geodetic_datumGeodetic datum. Always "EPSG:4326 WGS84"Data providerGeodetic datum. Always "EPSG:4326 WGS84"coordinate_precisionCoordinate precisionData providerCoordinate precisionscientific_nameScientific nameData providerScientific nametaxon_rankTaxon rankData providerTaxon rankvernacular_nameCommon nameData providerCommon namelicenseLicense for pictureData providerLicense for picturerights_holderRights holderData providerRights holderexternal_resourceLink to the picture (mid size)Data providerLink to the picture (mid size)external_resource_thumbLink to the picture (small size)Data providerLink to the picture (small size)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.Happywhale Nicholas School of Environment, Duke University OBIS-SEAMAP mailing and physical address

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DurhamNC27708USA 919-613-8021 seamap-contact@duke.edu OBIS-SEAMAP Dataset ID 1766Not to hold OBIS-SEAMAP liable for errors in the data. While we have made every effort to ensure the quality of the database, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of these datasets. Also please refer to Use Constraints. CSV and ESRI shapefile OBIS-SEAMAP Free Go to the OBIS-SEAMAP web site. 2026051520260515 Ei Fujioka Nicholas School, Duke Universitymailing and physical address

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DurhamNC27708USA 919-613-8021 seamap-contact@duke.edu FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial MetadataFGDC-STD-001-1998local time http://www.nbii.gov/Biological Data Profile