Happywhale - Leopard seal in Southern 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 171 contributors in alphabetic order:

Abhishek Gurung; adam maire; Adamski; Adam Turner; Adrian Boyle; Alan Axelrod; Alan Sherbrooke; Alexis Bellezze; Alicia; Andrea Hughes; Andrea Klaussner; Anna Astafurova; Annette Bombosch; AnninaS; Antoine Viot; Ashley Perrin; Aurora Expeditions Sylvia Earle; Barbara Eidel; Barry Miller; Ben Wallis; Berit Solstad; Bert Ras; Brian Dolan; Carina Gsottbauer; Carla Gilbert; Carolyn Peterson; Christiaan Luteijn; Christian Engelke; Christophe Duc; Connie Sheets; Cooper Faust; Cristina Casplin; Cynthia Havstad; Damon Stapinsky; Daniëlla van Broeck; David Barnes; David Girardin; Doreen Bradbury; Doug Cheeseman; Doug Gould; Douglas Krause; Dr. med Hartmut Bombosch; Edith Simonson; Elizabeth Glowark; Eli Zaharieva; Endymion ervin tan; Esther van der Stappen; Frank Tetreault; Gabriela Kern; Gail Richardson; gp; Greg; Hannah Lawson; Harvey Brown; Heather; Heidi Krajewsky; Heike Dietzmann; Hondius; Hugh Rose; Ibrich Weymans; Ivan Hoermann; Jack-Jan de Jonge; Jamie Coleman; Janice Crook; Javier Cotin; Jeannine Winkel; Jennifer Luoma; Jenny May; Jill Niederberger; Joachim Antusch; Johnny Giese; Jon Fuhrmann; Joshua Pons; Julie Cronin; Justin Hofman; Karen Mulders; Kat Dornez; Keith Karnes; Kenneth WY Chan; Ken Wright; Kerstin Langenberger; Kimberly Nesbitt; KJ Blanche; Lancy Cheng; Lardeau Annick; Larry Dicus; Larry Flinner; Laura Jourdan; Laura Mony; Laurence Fischer; Lauren Farmer; Lee M.; linda lesslie; Linda Quarderer; Liz Tudor; Lorraine Grant; Lynn Salmon; Mandy Volpe; Marc Pelissier; Maria Laura Marcias; Marian Herz; Mariela Cornejo; Marilia Olio; Mark Vogler; Mary Marshall; Meike Sjoer; Melissa Sherwood; Merel Dalebout; Michael Battley; Michael Peer; Mike Greenfelder; Miriam van Hees; MS Fridtjof Nansen; Nicole Scheid; Oksana Savenko; Olivier Blaud; Omer goldan; Ortelius; Pamela Reynolds; Per Nikolaj Bukh; Peter Clement; Phil Schultz; Pierre Richard; Pippa Low; Rachael Iveson-Brown; Raina Burke; Ramon Lucas; Rebecca Hamerton; Rebecca Hansen; Rhian Cooper; Rhiannon Thomas; Richard Sidey; Richard White; Rina Crum; Rita Kluge; Robert Carr; Robert Moore; Rorie Duncan; Ruben Hein; Sandy Mendel; Sandy Nelson; Sara Catella; Sarah Kather; Sarah Keenan; Sara Jenner; Sebastian Matias Lescano; Sebastian Schehlmann; Shayne McGuire; SH Minerva - Swan Hellenic; Simon; Sonia Pazos de Diego; Steffo Polar; Stephen Graham; Steph & Oli Prince; Steve Wylie; Sue Parsonage; Susan Austin; Suzie Hanlan; Swathi Singh; Tamara Clark; Tarik Trad; Ted Cheeseman; Thomas Mitchell; Tobias Brehm; Tom Dey; Tom Leddy; Ty Smedes; Van Miller; Vicki Beaver; Xuewen Li; Ziska Childs

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)