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 445 contributors in alphabetic order:

adam maire; Adriana Moretta; Adrian Boyle; Adriano Adamson Paiva; Agustina Ramirez; Alain Bidart; Alan Chan; Alan Henry; Alan Johanson; Alan Jones; Alan Simon; Aleksandr Trach; Alexander Assis Moreira; Alexandre Piemonte; Alexandre Zerbini; Alex Brenner; Alex Vogel; Alice Forrest; Aline de Jesus Lobo; Allan Templeton; Amy Kennedy; Ana Julia Oliveira Vianna; Andre Miranda Daher; André Soller; Andrew Macau de Lima; Andrew Thompson; Andries Godlieb Brummer; Anerléia Barbosa; Angélica Bastos Leite; Anita Boerefijn; Anja Fischenich; Anna Astafurova; Anna Belcher; Annette Bombosch; Ashley Hamilton; Aurelio Rufo; Aurora Expeditions Greg Mortimer; Aurora Expeditions Sylvia Earle; Aveline Galea; Beatriz Ribeiro; Beatriz Rosse Queiroz; Becci Jewell; Beluga Zeng; Benjamin Wambergue; BENJAMIN WILLIAM PEARCE; Ben Osborne; Ben Phalan; Bernd van Heerden; Bob H.; Brian Dolan; Brian Kirsch; British Antarctic Survey (BAS) research staff; Bronwen Trupp; Bruce Pailthorpe; Bruna Monteiro de Magalhães; Bruno de Franco Orsi; Bruno Prothes; Byron Elvin Berger; Camille De Castro; Carina Gsottbauer; Carla Fiorito; Carley Lowe; Carl Henry; Carlos Martins; Carmen; Carol; Carol Hemminger; Carolina Fernandes; Caroline Lupini; Carolyn Dankowski; Cecilia Facchola; César Augusto Gribaudo; Charissa Dyer-Kendler; Chiara Franzoni; Chris Croxson; Chris M; Chris & Monique Fallows; Chris Peryer; Christian Engelke; Christopher Daniel; Chris Wilkinson; Cindy Marple; Cindy Miller Hopkins; Claude Peffer; Claudia Weber-Gebert; coline serre; Colleen Goujjane; Conor Ryan; Craig Nisbet; Crawford Anderson; Cynthia Wilson; Daiana Paula da Silva Cabral; Dale Frink; Dani Abras; Daniela Derron; Dave de Beer; Dave Wilson; David Boyarski; David Cummings; David Hurwitz; David Pechey; David Simms; Deborah Komatsu; Declan Troy; Diana Carvalho de Freitas; Diego Menezes Marto; Dmitrii Kiselev; Dolores Muff; 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 Mussoni; Emily Clarke; Eric BAUDIN; Érika Coelho; Erika Donovan; Erika Ramos Mello; Erin Hallaby; Evelien Haels; Even Diandra Braga Aguiar; Ezra Siegel; Fabiana magon limonete; Fabiane Mota; Fabio; Fay Gao; Felipe Buloto; Felipe Sousa Furtado; Filipe Versehgi Silva; Flávia de Paulo Daurelio; Frank; Frank Santos; Frank Tetreault; Gabi Carrera; Gabriela C Oms; Gabriela Corso da Silva; Gabriela Fernandes; Gabriel Lisboa; Gabriel Serwy Caram; G Adventures Expedition Team; Gareth Greenwood; Geerte Beesems; Genna Roland; George Perry; Geovana cartaxo; Gerald Friesen; Gert van der Heide; Gilmara Barros de Lima; Giovana H. Meneguin; Graham Knights; GRUILLOT Léna; Gustavo Pedro de Paula; Gwenael Vourch; Hannah Baldwin; Hayley Adlam; Heidi Krajewsky; Heinz Toperczer; Heitor C; heitor rodrigues; Helder Antônio Medina Avila; Helen Ahern; Helena Muller Manzano; Helen Moore; Heloisa Louzada; Holger Simm; Holly Harper; Hugo BARON; HUMPBACK WHALE INSTITUTE - BRAZIL; Igor Camacho; Ilha do Gato; Ingrid Van Keilegom; Inia; Ioana Catalina Echim; Isabel Spieth; Ivan Grolig; IWC Southern Ocean Whale and Ecosystem Research (SOWER) cruises; Jack-Jan de Jonge; Jacqueline Bath; James F C Hyde IV; James Tyrrell; James William Lynn; James Wreyford; Jamie Coleman; Jan Fijolek; Jan Werndl; JAQUELINE YURI NAKAMURA; Jason Denesevich; Javier Cotin; Jeannine Winkel; Jean-Paul Hafner; Jeff; Jeff Bullied; Jeff Higgott; Jeffrey Slater; Jeff Thiemann; Jill Niederberger; Jim Wilson; Jin Cao; Jindrich H. Boehm; jlddt; Joel Moore; Jo Feldman; John Belchamber; John Dickens; Joseph Morlan; Joseph Slingers; Joshua Matson; Joshua Peck; Joshua Pons; Joy Reidenberg; Judy Anderson; Judy Barnes; Juergen Gangoly; Julia Hortin; Juliana; Julien Ghossoub; Juliet Waterkeyn; Julio Cardoso; Justin Blake; Karen Backer; Karen Ballard; Karen Gramigna-Warren; Karen Ordway; Karina Costa; Katlyn Taylor; Kendra Chittenden; Ken The Whale-man Moore; Kerstin Rapp; Kevin Elsby; Kimberly Nesbitt; Klaus Beher; KP Science; Kristina Rau; Kurtis Randall; Lais Dana Jin; Laís Machado; Lais Vilasbôas Azevedo; Lara Domingues de Carvalho; Lara Rodrigues Leite; Lars Melcher; Laura Fuzaro; Laura Gledhill; Lauren Farmer; Leah Hall; Leigh Segel; Leiv Poncet; Leon Strydom; Lidio França; Liliane Lodi; linda vaughn; Lisa Heinz; Litty Tan; Lomvi; lsm971229; Lucas Afonso; Lucca Spinola Perez; Lucía Frones Placeres; Luciana Abreu Ferreira; 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; MARCELO CANEPPELE; Marcelo Francisco de Lima; Marcel V. de Morais; Marcel Weder; marcia souza e silva de oliveira; Marcio Motta; Marcus Bergström; Maria Intxaustegi; Mariana Merchiol; Marijke Nita de Boer; Marilia Olio; Marina Leite Marques; Mario Fernando Prieto Peres; Mark Doing; Mark Harris; Markus Tamm; Marnie Smith; Martin Anstee; Martin Collins; Martin Digby; Martin Etsebeth; Martin Schoo; Mathilde Hoogerwerf; Matthew Germishuizen; Maycon Victorino Cardoso; Mdu Seakamela; Melisa Coronel; Merlijn Hulsenboom; Michael P Rubinstein; Michael Scott; michelle gamble; Mike Greenfelder; Miranda; Miriam van Hees; Mitchell Collins; Monica Franco da Fonseca; Monika Trümper; Monique Radford; MS Fram; MS Fridtjof Nansen; MS Roald Amundsen; MS Seaventure citizen science; Murillo Inojosa Wolf; Naftali Honig; Namibian Dolphin Project; Natália Carneiro; Natalie Ensor; Nathalia Pequino; Nathan Majors; Nereida Paris; Nicholas Fourie; Nico Heyning; Nicoletta von Pauer; Nikki; Nils Siebeneicher; Nina Herbert; Nir Shaviv; Noah Strycker; Ortelius - Oceanwide Expeditions; Pamela Le Noury; Patagonia Azul; patricia andrea colombo; Patrick Rüegg; Paula Olson; Paul Lipschitz; Paul Page; Pedro Cappelli Saad Raizer; Peter Amster; Petra Glardon; Phil Crane; Philip Precey; Pieter Gorzeman; Pippa Low; Plancius; Polar Latitudes Citizen Scientists; Projeto Amigo da Jubarte; Rachel Rodell; Rafael Henrique Soares Oliveira; Rafael Sacharny Machado; Raphael Silveira; Raquel do Vale; @redemarbrasil; Renata Sousa-Lima; Richard Ingels; Richard Nicoll; Roberta Becker Montibeller; Robert Carr; Robert Moore; Robert Stallard; Rob Jansen; Rodrigo Passos dos Santos; ROSEMBERGG LOURES RODRIGUES; R Schimpf; Ruben Fijn; Rubenv; Ruth Hughes; Sabina Bleisch; Sacha Viquerat; Sandra Wayman; Sanne Paarman; Sarah Kather; Sarah Keenan; Sara Jenner; Scott Allen; Seamade; Sean Neilson; Sea Shepherd Brasil; Sergio Cipolotti; Shane Beans; Shirley; Shreya; Sidney Batista Dutra Júnior; Simone Eley; Simon Elwen; Siyu Liu; Southern Right Charters; Stanislav Stelmakhovich; Stefan Kaeser; Steph & Oli Prince; steve; Steve Benjamin; Stuart Harley; Stuart Hortin; Sue Flanagan; Susan Albrecht; Susan Portnoy; suse kuhn; Susie farnon; Svenja Stoehr; Sylvia Ng; Tamima Itani; Tatiana Mantovani Miranda dos Santos; Tatiane de Oliveira Hirose; Ted Cheeseman; Thais Hokoç M Melo; Thais Marina Prado; Thiago Onofre Pinheiro Rosa; Thomas Kuwatsch; Thomas Ronge; TIAGO BARACHO; Tiago Rodrigues; Tim Stenton; Tobias Brehm; Tom Barcley; Tom odbert; Tony Chewter; Tony wright; Tracy Cooper; Troels Jacobsen; Trond Elde; Umesh Madan; Vahe Guzelimian; Valeria D'Agostino; Valérie Vogelsanger; Vanessa Paranhos Tutner; Victor Bruscagin; Virginia Mach; Vivian Lambert; Vivianne Torres Mendonça; vonmatter; Wang Xiaogang; Wanzi; Wayne Brown; WhaleExpeditionSA; Yanco Gomes Ferreira; Yvonne Cremanns; ZHOU YUAN

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)