Happywhale - Humpback whale in South Pacific 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 1015 contributors in alphabetic order:

Abbie; Abdul Razzaq; Adam Bradley; Adam Geschwind; Adam Patton; Adrian Bell; Adrian Paul; Aeon for Ocean; Ahmet Saner; Aileen Oselladore; Alan Jennison; Alan Mclean; Alan Melville; Alanna Beck Godfrey; Alan Ramelli; Alan Walton; Alexander Grabham; Alexander Rivest; Alexandra Whittaker; Alex Macipe; Alex Rodrigo Sánchez Barra; Alex Vogel; Alfredo Carrasco Valdivieso; Al Hall; Alice van Ark; Alicia; Alison farley; Alison Lanza; Alison Short; Allan Cronin; Allan MacIntyre; Alli Clarke; Amanda Philp; Amanda Urena; Amanda Vance; Amanda Ward-Collins; Amanda Zimmerman; Amber Prentice; Amber Zuvela; amelia moore; Amelia Street; Amol Ghodke; Amy bell; Amy clay; Amy Marmin; Amy Thomas; Amy Woodhouse; AN; ana; Anastasia; Andrea Petit Grüter; Andreas Geislinger; Andre Joanisse; Andrew Cowley; Andrew Dyson; Andrew Jones; Andrew Peacock; Andrew Pinfold; Andrew Young; andy lehrman; Andy Murray; Ange Anderson; Angela; Angela Fontaine; Angela Lucieer; Angelica Schroffel; Angella McPherson; Angus Bumby; Angus Holcombe; Anita mills; Anja Ruedin; Anna Dyer; Anna hubble; Annalee Harder; Annalisa Paparo; Anne Collins; Anneke Borrett; Anne Marie Basquin; Annette Eggleston; Ann Hazen; Ann Hughes; Annie Skarratt; Annika Dahlberg; Ann Joned; Ann Stevens; Anthony Bebb; Anthony Brown; anthony Crampton; Anthony Lacey (Tony) Lunt; Anthony Walsh; Antoine Pillault; Antoine Viot; Anton Gabriel; April Houweling; Arne Bivrin; Arun; Ashlee Jones; Ash McMurrich; Aubrey Lee; Auckland Whale & Dolphin Safari; Audrey Lazaris; Aukje van Wissen; Avery; Avigail Meirson; Baileigh gaylard; Barbara Anne Brandon; Barbara Bowers; Barbara Elliot; Barb Wallace; Barry Bird; Barry Callister; Baz A Brown; B. Cameron Lee; Beckie Calder-Flynn; Belinda Barker; Belinda Buso; Belinda carey; Bella Meyers; Belle Sinclair; Ben Jacobsen; Ben Perceval; Benthe Koster; Beth Crighton; Biggles CSolander; Bijay Prasai; Bill Weekes; Billy Emme; Blueys Photography; Bob Jensen; Bonita Holmes-Nuu; Brenton Simmons; Brett Lloyd Payne; Brett Lobwein; Brian Dolan; Bronwyn Keller; Brooke Thompson; Bruno Fabbo; Bryan Grundy; Bud Lensing; Caine Delacy; Caitlin ford; Cameron McGregor; Camila Calderón Quirgas; Camilla Davis; Cara Orr; Cara V; Carla cleminson; Carla Patulny; Carlos Moreno; Carlos Olavarria; Carlynn Matehaere; Carmel Laxton; Carmen Chu; Carola Heiner-Braun; Caroline Whitehead; Carol lorena Valentin Bohle; Carrie De Britt; Caryl Skee; Cass; Cassandra Hampson; Cassandra Murray; Cassandra Smith; Cassie Chronik; Cassie Duncan; Catherine Akaveka; Celine De Bie; Celine Dujardin; Centro Ballena Azul; Chantelle; Charlotte Esposito; Chelsea Fairley; Cheree Robinson; Cheryl Cooper; Cheryl Lewis; chisato takano; Chloé; Chris Lynch; Chris Mackenzie; Chrissy Choi; Christina Magill; Christina Stubbs; Christine Hansell; Christine Rombaut; Christine Trevena; Christine Whalan; Christophe; Christopher Kim Lau; Christopher Pepping; Chris Yardley; CIFAMAC; Cindy Marple; Cindy Reich; Claire Garrigue; Claire Parkyn; claude kloeckl; Claudio F. Vidal; Clayton Harris; Colin Van den Bossche; colleen catherall; Colleen Dowd; Conor Ryan; Constanza Carolina Rojas Cerda; Constanza Rojas Cerda; coralie fuchs; Craig Wallace; Crystal Miskin; Cynthia Bodycote; Cynthia Manning; Dale Mitchell; Dana Thacker; Dani Abras; Daniel; Daniela Haro; Daniela McCann; Daniel Burns; Daniel Davis; Danielle Antonio; Daniel Lovisa; Daniel Slotwiner; Daniel Townend; Daniel Zarenczansky; DarrenJew; Darren Rice; Darren Small; Darren Wong; Daryn Young; Dave Heraud; Dave Lawson; Dave Phillips; David; David Alexander; David de Groot; David Donnelly; David Gowans; David Hidalgo; David Littlejohn; David Palfrey; David Paton; David Rebata Landa; David Rogers; David Schreuder; David Wood; Deanne Clunie; Debbie Hunt; Debbie Tedford; deb duggan; Deborah Lee Vandermeer; Deb Smith; Deirdre Reynolds; Denise Hill; Denise mardel; Dennis Giokas; Dianne Newman; Diego; Dieter Beckoetter; Dom; Dominic Greenwood; Dominic May; Dominik Fretz; Donna Hood; Donna Romeril; Donna Wilson; Doreen Lehmann; Douglas McGill; Drew O'Shannassy; Dr Jean Healey; Dr Trish Franklin; Dr Wally Franklin & Mark Francis Franklin; East Coast Whale Watch Citizen Scientists; Edmund Gay; Eduardo Loyola Lobos; Eduardo Murias; Eileen Roche; Elaine Medlin; Elie Vannier; Ella campbell; Ella Pepper; Ellen Louise Lee; Ellie B; Eloise Wright; Elsa Freschet; Elsa Ross; Emilee thompson; Emily; Emily Derix; Emily Ebbutt; Emily Kumar; Emma Doran; Emma Hickerson; Emma Phillips; Enorha Guimard; Eric Carr; Erik Sandvig; Erin Doust; Erin Flannery; Eva Gordon; Eva Hough-van Emde Boas; evenmoemonkey; Ezra DM; Fabian Varasteh; Fabio picinato; Felicia Lang; Felipe Arruda; Fernanda Moura; Fernando Félix Grijalva; Fiamma; Figueras Laetitia; Filip Chatys; Fiona Robertson; fiona wardle; Flo Kuyper; Francesca Rigbye; Frederik; Gabriel Leiva Muñoz; Gailene Hughes; Gail McCook; Garry Thompson; Gary Brightwell; Gaye Henderson; GBR Legacy; GeeKnee; Geoff Kerr; Geoffrey Reginald McGrath; Geoff Richmond; Geoff Steele; Geoff White; George; George Penokie; Georgia dayman; Georgia Hume; Georgina Hume; Gerald Friesen; Gerrit Schmidt-Foss; Gillian Prior; Glen Bradford; Glenda Emmerson; Glenn; Gonzalo Gomez; Gordon Williams; Grace Russell; Graeme Kovalevsky; Graeme Wilson; Greg Adcock; GretavdR; Guoqing Xiong; Gus Davis; Gustavo Cevallos; gustavo monteiro; Gypsy Streiner; Hailey Sara; Hamish Laird; Hannah Berg; Hannah Busch; hannah gordon; Hannah Lawson; Hans Muller; Harrison Mcpherson; Hayley Charlton-Howard; Hayley Edmondson-Clark; Hayley Maudsley; Hayley Newell; Hazelle Mace; Heather Barr; Helen Foulds; Helen Freer; Helen Robertson; Herve Sibert; Hilda Uitvlugt; Holly Dowell; Holly Peterson; Horst Klotz; Ian Barnes; Ian Prain; Ian Routley; Imelda Cathomen; Indy Sheridan; Ingrid Laurence; Iona Bonney; Isaac Cosentino; Isaac Self; Isabelle Scott; Ismail Shiyaad; jackie lyons; Jack McCabe; Jacob McMaster; Jad Ellazkani; Jaden Orli; Jaime Bolaños Jiménez; Jake Ellison; James Alfaro; James Green; James Unsworth; Jamie Coleman; Jamie Thompson; Jana Neath; Janelle Bressow; Jan Hunter; Janik Schwarz; Janine hoult; Jan Reed; Jan & Saskia; Jarmo Joensuu; Jasmine Carey; Jasmine Fenton; Jason gilmore; Jayden Freeman; jazcinta; Jazmin-Breeze Freeman; Jazz Ernest; Jean-François Peretti; Jean-Louis Delezenne; Jeannine Winkel; Jean Pierre Orduña R.; Jemma Mead; Jemma Smith; Jen; Jen Cruickshank; Jen miller; Jenn; Jenna Kerschbaumer; Jennifer Liang; Jennifer Smith; Jenni Payne; Jenny Harding; Jenny Medley; Jesse Vandenbosch; Jessica Hughes; Jessica Johnson; Jessica Milne; Jess scionti; Jess terry; Jess Thomas; Jetty Dive Centre; Jill Ashby; Jill Hein; Jim Eaton; jimmy langman; Jim Wilson; Jo; Joan Manuel de Aloysio; Joanne Buddle; Joaquin Fregoni; Jo Bird; Jodi Carlton; Jodie Allen; Jodie Lowe; Jodie ward; Jodi Pringle; Joe Goodson; joe jinto kottarathil; Joel Moore; Joe Tucker; Johanna Serquet; Joh B; John Chardine; John Dalmedo; John David Hammett; John Goodridge; john henderson; John Howard; John Schwarzrock; John Stricklin; John Thompson; Jo Holley; Jonathan González; Jordan Wainwright; Jorge Acevedo; Jorge Herreros; Josee Scott; Joseph Hinchey; Joseph Michael; Joshua ROUGER; Joshua Woods; Josie Banens; Josie Faulkner; Jo Ward; J S Batchelor; Juan Capella; Juan Francisco Espinoza Nievas; Juan Manuel Salcedo; Judith Denkinger; Judith Hitchcock; Judy Barnes; Julia Brown; Julia Graeter; Julia Lennan; Julianna Diehl; Julia Wilson; Julie Brown; Julie Cronin; Julie Decker; Julie Hemsley; Julie Kondor; Julie Metzlaff; Julien Dagher; Julie Parker; June Burlingame Smith; Justin Berger; justin russell; Kahala; Karen Stone; Karolina Dawkins; Kate Jacobs; Kate Riley; Kate Stafford; Katherine McCoy; Katherine Rose; Katherine Spicer; Kathy; Kathy D'Arnay; Kathy Schlief; Katie Forbes; Katie hockey; Katie nguyen; Katrina Finley; Katrina Hosking; Kayla Foord; Kaylajean13; Keith Davies; Kelli-Ann Watts; Kellie Anset; Kellie Leonard; Kelly Summers; Kelly V; Kelsey Scott; Ken Dale; Ken Struthers; Kerrie Zocchi; Kerry Cameron; Kerry Purvis; Kerstin Ko; Kevin Gunn; KEVIN JOHN HILL; Khynan Gardner; Kimberley Kanages; Kimberley McClintock; Kim Powell; Kim Read; Kim Stowers; Kim van Oudheusden; Ko; Kristen MacDonald; Kristen Roder; Kristie Dickinson; Kristie Hazeltine; Kristy; Kylie Beth Blalock; Kylie Jones; Kylie Ryan; Kym-Cheree Adams; Kym Sutherland; Kyria luhrs; Lachlan Taylor; Lancy Cheng; Larney; Laura Chaffey; Laura Darlington; Laura Gledhill; Laura Gourgas; Laura Santillan; Lauren Campbell; Lauren Railey; Lauren Turner; Lawrence Friell; Leanne; Leanne Eden; LeAnne Harrington; Leanne Maffesoni; Leanne Siveyer; Lee Matthews; Leesa Baldwin; Lele lele; Leonie Danninger; Leonie WHELAN; Leon Van Veen; Lesley Teale; Leslie Dowson; letitia scott; Lianne MacLeod; Libby Troy; Lily Barnett; Lina Richter; Lindsay Devery; Lindsey; lisa bartels; Lisa Brown; Lisa Connors; Lisa Kruger; Lisa Menstell; Lisa Roberts; Lisa Skelton; Lisa Walton; Liz Jackson; Liz McGinnes; London bayno; Lorelei Murdoch; Lorelle Phoenix; Lorna Rathbone; Lory Barra; Louise Pinder; Lucas D; Lucas Skelly; Lucia; Lucile Sachot; Lucy Tyrrell; Luis Celi Alvarado; Luis Torres; Lyle Leonidas; Lynda Booth; Lynda Fay Latimer; Lynda Shaw; Lynne Boyce; Lynn Salmon; Maarten van Rossum; Mackenzie Dunkley; Maddy Prince; Madeleine Brasier; Madeleine Stiles; Madison McGreevy; Madison Miketa; Mads Andreasen; Mandy Dimasi; Manuel Chircop; Marcia Riederer; Marcus Gillies; Maree Wright; Margaret Craig; Margaret Minor; Marg McPhee; maria canahua; Maria Finlay; Marian Bennett; Marian Herz; Marianne Egan; Mariela Cornejo; Marie Z. Gardner; Marilia Olio; Marine Mammal Ecology Group, University of Auckland; Marissa O’Malley; Marjorie Kibby; Mark Andrew Cornish; Mark Davis; Mark Morris; Mark Redston; Mark Scanlan; Mark Shepherd; Mark Wong; Marnie Griffiths; Marnu Potgieter; Martina Hadasch; Mary robarts; Matt Draper; matthew; Matthew Bendt; Maya Cohen; Maya Coyan; Me; Megan; Megan Roy; Megan Spackman; Melanie Bragg; Melanie Smith; Melia Browne; Melissa Webb; Merryn Dunleavy; Mette Lubczyk; Michael Bates; Michael Blanchard; Michael Brighton; Michael Cupitt; Michael Evans; Michael Gruber; Michael Holz; Michael John Watson; Michael Mathes; Michael Shelley; Michael Smith; Michele Luis; Michelle; Michelle Sutton; Michelle Vela; Michelle Wyer; Mindy Huston; Miranda van der Linde; Miriam de Vries; miro; misha baars; Monica Woolmer; Mr Ashley Sykes; MS Fridtjof Nansen; MS Roald Amundsen; Myriam Gessner; Nadia Aly; Nadine Holfter; Nadine Viljoen; Nan Hauser; Naomie Jenkins; Naomi Lessels; Narelle Duncan; Narelle Rhodes; Natalia Lucía Repetto; Natalia Serrano; Natalie Poole; Natasha Kaboukos; natasha n; Natasha Read; Nathaniel Lau; Nathan Kelley; Neil Vincent; Nelson Jay; NGUYEN THANH PHONG; Nicholas Petrie; Nichole Galley; Nicola Bull; Nicole prideaux; Nicole Rosser; Nigel Davy; Nikita Retsas; Nikolas panagis; Nina Kee; nina moysi; Noosa Oceanrider; Norfolk Island Whale Survey; Ocean Wildlife Encounters; Olaf Meynecke; Olive Andrews; Oliver Richardson; Olivia Brodhurst; Olivia Leibowitz; Olivia Van Baarsen; Omar Barroso Putare; Oma Tafua; Onboard Photographers-Sea World Cruises; ONG Vuelve al Océano; Oscar Balm; Pablo; Pacific Whale Foundation; Panutcha Bunnag; Passenger I Tasman Venture; Pat Duggan; Patrick O Byrne; Paul Cottis; Paul G; paul glasby; Paul Hodda; Paul Jackson; Paul John Scranton; Paul Kensley; Paul Mitting; Paul Myers; paul schaffer; Paul Schofield; Peggy; Penney Lang; Penni James; Peta Beeman; Pete Garbett; Pete Naik; Peter Amster; Peter Bedford; Peter harris; Peter Harrison; Peter Man; Petra Glardon; Phil House; Philipp Peters; Philip Precey; Philip van Dueren; Phill Bowey; Pia Montanaro; RaAn; Rachael C; Rachel Jewiss; rachelle mackintosh; Rachel Robinson; Rachel Roughan; Rae Gill; Rae Sissons; Raina Burke; Ralf Linnemann; Raphael Mayaud; Rebecca; Rebecca Lereim Hansen; Rebecca Lightfoot; Rebecca Sampey; Rebecca Sutherland; Rebekah; Reegan Grills; Reinhold Skoglund; Renee DeBont; Rhani Turcolin; Rhianna; Rhyll Mullavey; Rhys Grainger; Ricardo JANER; Ricardo Matus; Richard Bruce Taylor; Richard Howitt; Richard Schofield; Richard W Dolan; Rich Griffith; Rich Hudnut Jr; Rik Nijhuis; Riley Rogers; Ri Moy; Rita Kluge; Ritsuko Fujimori; Roberta Skoric; Robert Hamilton; Robert Watson; Robert Whelan; Robin; Robin Hughes; Robin Pearson; Robyn Box; Robyn Sawyer; Rodney James McCoy; Rod Sleath; Roland; Rolf Clarke; Ronlee ash; Ronny Ling; Ros; Rosalind Butt; Rosanne; Rosie Leaney; Roxane Damseaux; Ruby Rosenfield; Ruby Slavet-Burr; Rupert Maloney; Ruth McMullan; Ruth Sutherland; Ryan Twomey; Sacha Guggenheimer; Sage Davis; Sally Forsyrhe; Sally Hinton; Samantha Roberson; Samantha Wakefield; Samiuela; Sammy Wammy; Sam Tedcastle; Sam Watkins - Travelling Jewel Photography; Sandie williams; Sandra; Sandra Patterson; Sandy Carroll; Sandy Mendel; Sandy Probyn; Sara Fernandez; Sarah; Sarah Birbeck; Sarah Freeman; Sarah Gower; Sarah Heath; Sarah Johnson; Sarah Kather; Scott McGregor; Scott Portelli; Scott Wallace; Sean adair; seanna; Sebastian Matias Lescano; Seleste Lunsford; Selina Guckenbiehl; Selket Kaufman; SEOYOUNG NAM; sergio ujevic; Shae Libbis; Shannon meaney; Shara Eley; Sharee Nagle; Sharni Statham; Sharon Christopher; Sharon Steiner; Sharyn Coffee; Shaz; Shenay Borjeson; Shirleen Morris; Sian Francis; Sigi Wiesner; Sigrid Visser; Simon; Simon Marville; Simon Ottner; Siro Mueller; Skye Starr; S M; sonia buckley; sonia friedrich; Sonia Lombardo; Sophia Blechschmidt; Sophia Q; Sophia Zell; Sophie; Sophie Hindmarsh; Stav Mihelakos; Stefan Braeger; Stefan Kleijkamp; Steffo Polar; Stephanie Hinks; Stephanie Jensen; Stephen; Stephen Brown; Stephenie Ezzy; Stephen Lee; Stephen S; Stephen Steele; Steve Gillespie; Steven Patrick Streeter; Steven Wincor; Steve Saragossi; Steve Telford; Stilianos Trikoulis; Sue Grimshaw; Sue Hewitt; Sue Kramer; Sue Liddell; Sue Reid; Summer Hutchen; Sunny collier; Sunreef Mooloolaba; Susan Monkley; Susanna Wong; Suzee Wolstenholme; Swathi Singh; Swoop Adventures; Tamara Bulley; Tammie Jaeger; Tammy Patterson; Tanya Johnstone; Tanya Snowden; Tarni McKay; Tarnya Earl; Teagan Wallace; Ted Cheeseman; teena_swinburne@hotmail.com; Terrence Richards; Terri-Lynn Ferguson; Thea Thompson; Therese Elsey; Therese Glowaski; Tim Cunningham; Tim dunn; Tim Glaeser; Timothy Roper; Tim Shaw; Tim Zieger; Tobin Sparling; Toby Dickson; Toby Janes; Tod Spencer; Tom Dawson; Tom Pegram; Tony Foster; Tony Jungels; tory guy; Tory Johnson; Tracey Alexander; Tracey Cragg; Tracey Harris; Tracy Farr; Tracy Waters; Trent; Trevor A Schweitzer; Trevor Fillingham; Trish Nickson; Tse Ming Long; TSquad; Tyrone Brent Mckendry; University of the Sunshine Coast; Ursula Benstead; Ursula Sims; Valentina Marín benitez; Valentina Prida; Valerie Coupland; Vanessa Sliwinski; Vaun Stover-French; Veronika Doppelreiter; Vicente Aravena Yañez; Vicki Adams; Vicki Beaver; Vicki Neville; VICKI WELSH; Vicki Wilson; Vicky Sprecak; Vincent von Kaenel; Vivienne Drew; Wade Kevin Eastburn; Wayne Bell; Wayne Finger; Wazza Stubbs; Wendy Blacka; Wendy Fehlberg; Wendy klein; Wes Graham; Whalesong Cruises Hervey Bay; Whale Watching Chile; WhitsundayJetskiTours; Wild Ocean Tasmania; Wilhelm SUESSENBACH; Wladimir Heberlein; Wouter Koch; wukai kong; Yiew Lee Siew; Yvonne Au; Yvonne Epps; Yvonne Rosemary Callander Bellamy; Zachary eagleson; Zachary Horton; Zee Merven; Zena Rosanne Ardill Junek; Zeonii Cooke; Zijin Xu; Zoe Hyson

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)