Happywhale - Humpback Whale in South Atlantic 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 221 contributors in alphabetic order:

adam maire; Adrian Boyle; Agustina Ramirez; Alan Henry; Alan Johanson; Alan Jones; Aleksandr Trach; Alexander Assis Moreira; Alexandre Piemonte; Alex Joseph; Alex Vogel; Aline de Jesus Lobo; Amy Kennedy; Andrew Thompson; Anna Astafurova; Anna Belcher; Annette Bombosch; Ashley Hamilton; Beatriz Rosse Queiroz; Becci Jewell; Beluga Zeng; Benjamin Wambergue; BENJAMIN WILLIAM PEARCE; Ben Osborne; Ben Phalan; Brian Dolan; Brian Kirsch; British Antarctic Survey (BAS) research staff; Bruce Pailthorpe; Byron Elvin Berger; Camille De Castro; Carina Gsottbauer; Carla Fiorito; Carley Lowe; Carl Henry; Carlos Martins; Carmen; Caroline Lupini; Carolyn Dankowski; Cecilia Facchola; César Augusto Gribaudo; Chiara Franzoni; Chris Croxson; Chris Peryer; Christian Engelke; Chris Wilkinson; Cindy Marple; Claude Peffer; Claudia Weber-Gebert; Colleen Goujjane; Conor Ryan; Crawford Anderson; Daiana Paula da Silva Cabral; Dale Frink; Dani Abras; Danielle Conry; David Cummings; David Hurwitz; David Pechey; Deborah Komatsu; Declan Troy; Denise ramirez; Diana Carvalho de Freitas; Dmitrii Kiselev; Dolores Muff; Dyer Island Cruises; Dylan Matthews; EcoSaber; Ecosul Turismo; Eli Konen; Elisa Seyboth; Ella Crowie; Ella Potts; Ellen Adelman; Els Vermeulen; Érika Coelho; Erika Ramos Mello; Ezra Siegel; Fabiane Mota; Fabio; Felipe Buloto; Frank Santos; Frank Tetreault; Gabriela C Oms; Gabriela Fernandes; Genna Roland; Geovana cartaxo; Gerald Friesen; Hans Verdaat; Heidi Krajewsky; Heinz Toperczer; Heitor C; heitor rodrigues; Helen Ahern; Helen Moore; Holly Harper; HUMPBACK WHALE INSTITUTE - BRAZIL; Inia; Iona Bonney; Isabel; Jacqueline Bath; James F C Hyde IV; James Tyrrell; James William Lynn; James Wreyford; Jamie Coleman; Jan Werndl; Javier Cotin; Jeannine Winkel; Jean-Paul Hafner; Jeff; Jeff Higgott; Jill Niederberger; Jim Wilson; jlddt; Joel Moore; Jo Feldman; John Belchamber; John Dickens; Judy Anderson; Julio Cardoso; Karen Backer; Karen Ballard; Karen Ruy Bof; Kendra Chittenden; Ken The Whale-man Moore; Klaus Beher; KP Science; Kurtis Randall; Lauren Farmer; Leiv Poncet; Leon Strydom; Liliane Lodi; linda vaughn; Lucas Beltramino; Ludmila faria; LUIZ OTAVIO FREITAS MAIA JUNIOR; Lynn Salmon; Madelyn Caltabiano; Maíta Moura; Marcel V. de Morais; Marcus Bergström; Maria Intxaustegi; Maria Isabel Carvalho Gonçalves; Marijke Nita de Boer; Marilia Olio; Marina Leite Marques; Mark Doing; Mark Harris; Markus Tamm; Martin Collins; Martin Digby; Mathilde Hoogerwerf; Maycon Victorino Cardoso; Mdu Seakamela; Melisa Coronel; Michael P Rubinstein; Michael Scott; Mike Greenfelder; Miranda; Monika Trümper; MS Fridtjof Nansen; Namibian Dolphin Project; Natalie Ensor; Nereida Paris; Nicholas Fourie; Nikki; Nir Shaviv; Pamela Le Noury; Patrick Rüegg; Paula Olson; Paul Lipschitz; Paul Page; Peter Amster; Pieter Gorzeman; Pippa Low; Plancius; Rachel Rodell; Raphael Silveira; @redemarbrasil; Richard Ingels; Roberta Becker Montibeller; Robert Carr; Rodrigo Passos dos Santos; Ruben Fijn; Sacha Viquerat; Sanne Paarman; Sarah Keenan; Sara Jenner; Sea Shepherd Brasil; Sergio Cipolotti; Shreya; Simone Eley; Simon Elwen; Siyu Liu; Southern Right Charters; Stefan Kaeser; Steph & Oli Prince; steve; Sue Flanagan; Susan Albrecht; Susan Portnoy; Tatiane de Oliveira Hirose; Ted Cheeseman; Thais Hokoç M Melo; Thomas Kuwatsch; Thomas Ronge; Tiago Rodrigues; Tobias Brehm; Tom Barcley; Tony Chewter; Tony wright; Troels Jacobsen; Trond Elde; Umesh Madan; Vahe Guzelimian; Valeria D'Agostino; Virginia Mach; Vivian Lambert; Wayne Brown; WhaleExpeditionSA

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)