Happywhale - Humpback whale in Arctic 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 698 contributors in alphabetic order:

Aart Monster; adam maire; Adelie Xiaohang Li; Adrian Neubert; Adrian Parrott; Alan Stewart Holmes; Alby; Alessandro Bocchetti; Alex+++; Alexander Mir Hashimi; Alexandra Blia; Alexandre Lhériau; Alexandre Spaeth; Alex Sinclair Lack; Alicia; Alicia Rodríguez Juncá; Allan Finney; Allied Whale North Atlantic Humpback Whale Catalog; Allison Chen; Alma Rocio Arechiga Munoz; Ana; Andreas Geislinger; Andreas mz; Andrew Clew; Andrew Newlun; Andrew Stewart; Andy Coleman; Andy Rose; Angela Bowler; Angela Christel Heidel; ANGEL SOLE; Anita Rude; Anja Robanke; Anke Kugelstadt; Anna Astafurova; Anna Cui; Anna Huber; Anna Wienen; Anna Z; Anne Neufang; Anne Sauve; Annette Bombosch; annieyu2304; AnninaS; Antoine Viot; Arne Helmtag; Arthur Laux; Astrid Füllemann; Audrey Stephens; Austin Wyatt; Avner Chen; B; Babsi Neubarth; Barbara Anne Brandon; Barbara Boden; Bartosz Dziewit; Bassem Khalil; Beatriz Benares; Becker Juergen; Bengt Lanner; Ben Lewis; Benoit Nabholz; Bettina; Bim Team; Bjarne Jensen; Bob Ukiah; Boigné Baptiste; Bonnie Gretz; Borbala; Boyd Taylor; brad siviour; Brenda de Vries; Brennig Hughes; Britta Werner; Bruce Lukey; Calle Schönning; Camille Holmes; Camilo Rada; Carina Gsottbauer; Carlos Rincon; Caroline Hodgkiss; Caroline Kostyal; Cassandra Ruiz; Catalin Gheorghe; Catherine Fend; Catherine Harris; Cees Tineke; Charles Lavin; Charlotte Kirchner; Charlotte Taplin; Chelsea Lee; Chiara Mazzu; Chris Croxson; Chris Kearns; Christian Aichmayr; Christian Engelke; Christian Thrane; Christina Eland; Christina Grieve; Christopher Pankhurst; Christoph Fritz; Chrys Tremththanmor; Chuck Olson; Chuqiao Guo; CK; Clara Landler; Clara Pignataro; Clif; Colleen O; Conor Ryan; Corbin LeGrand; Cyril Souaid; Daisy Yang; Danette Mohr; Dani Abras; Daniel; Daniela; Daniela Dolce; Daniel Crowder; Danielle VanPool; Daniel Müller; Daniel Stevens; Danilo Foresti; DarrenJew; Darren Wilson; Darryl Ryan; Dave Matlin; David Bradley; David German; David Johnson; Debra Hartsfield; Declan Troy; Deniz Günaydin; Dennis Boon; Derek Blyth; Devienne Gilles; diego; Dilan Patel; Dimitri Vitkin; Dirk-Jan Saaltink; Dirk van Zandwijk; Dmitrii Kiselev; Domenic Böck; Dominic Gravina; Dominika Sz; Dominik Thamm; Domininc Barrington; Dominique Vening; Don Lerner; Doug Gould; Dr. Sascia Hoffmann; Eckhard; Eden Zang; Edoardo Americano; Eivind Aksnes; Elaine Purnell; Elena Dogl; Elena Fernandez; Elena Portabales Meijide; Eleonora Pessina; Elia Vettorato; Elie Vannier; Eline De Raedt; Eliott Lehoux; Elísabet Ýr Guðjónsdóttir; Elizabeth Szekeres; Ella-Maria Nutti; Ellen Klein; Elma; Elodie; Elya Holmes; Emil Enchev; Emilia Mussoni; emma; Emma Fillol; Emma Luck; Emmanuelle Peyredieu; Emma Roschnik; Enaitz; Enrico Hoefer; Eric Clark; Eric ROURE; Erin Sneider; Eugene; Eva Gomez; Eyd M. Grønadal; Fabian Schmalzried; Fabio; Fabiola; Fanny; Federico Arribere; Fernando Herrero; Filippo Pulga; Florentine Guinot; Fons Zijdenbos; françois; Frank J.; freddy karlsson; Fredrik Aurell; Fredrik Broms; Fred Zeytoonjian; freya lu; Gabriela Aranguren; Gabriel Lett Viviani; gaidet; Gail Cousins; Garðar Þröstur Einarsson; Garry Bray; Gary Nunn; Gasper Kreft; Geffen family; Geir Hareide Hansen; GERALDINE MINGUET; Gerold Studer; Ghada; Gisela Solà Boloix; Giulio Tiberio; Gizella Spencer; Glenn Phillips; GordieBryce; Gordon Riddell; Grant Hewitt; Gregory MELLARE; Gregory Roden; Greta Henderson; Guido Ciapetti; GunBritt Alneroth; Gwenn; Hang Yu; Hanna Michel; hannes heylen; Hans-Joachim Rudolph; Harold Moses; Hazel Pittwood; Heidi Coyle; Heidi Krajewsky; Heiko Teiken; Helena Connors; Helen Wing; Henk Kamstra; Henrik Thiel; Hermann Latzel; Herman Sips; Herve Sibert; Hua Guo; Ian Gordon; ian roberts; Ilja; Irati Maruri; Irene Abad Gamero; Irene Steininger; Iris Goldbach; Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG); Isabella Clegg; Izzy Keeler; Jacob Thys; Jacqueline Kroeger; James Croan; James English; James Evans; James F C Hyde IV; James Mcnicol; Jamie Coleman; Jan Kajzar; Jan Maasland; Jan Mašinda; Janne Kangaspunta; Jannick Petersen; Javier Cotin; Javier Sevillano Monzó; Javier Solis; Jayne Beers; Jeff Litton; Jeff Reynolds; Jekaterina Kolesnikova; Jenifer; Jennifer Chillemi; Jens Kaireit; Jérôme JACOB; Jim Chiboucas; Jim Parks; Jim Wilson; Jin Cao; Joanna Clegg; Joe Arceneaux; Joel Moore; John Christopher Barton; JOHN KNUTSSON; John Lloyd; John Mina; John Neukamm; Jolisa Hollander; Jonas Astrup; Jonas Gothmann; Jonas Pröschel; Jonas Rombach; Jonathan Damick; Jonathan Falk; Jonathan Nicholls; Jonathan Rempel; joost vaeyens; Josef Wolf; Joy Martinello; Joy van der Beek; Juan Manuel García Cambeiro; Juan Pablo Protti; Judith Scott; Judit Roch; Jukka Mäkiaho; Julia; Julia Jayne; Juliane Schlei; Julian Vrohlings; Julia Yr Thorvaldsdottir; Julie Chadwick; Julie Cronin; Julie Skyte; Juliette Leclercq; Julie Winn; Jurjen; Justin Wright; Kaitlin Kenny; karen McMullen; Karen Russell; Karina Vishnyakova; Karli Schwer; Kate Sauvain; Kate Twomey; Kate Weston; Katherine Brill; Kathryn Wright; Katrin Schmidt; KATSIKAS Ioannis; Kayla Spencer; Kefferstein Stéphane; Kelly Magnuson; Ken Campbell; Ken Jensen; Kenneth Tolopka; Ken Norman; Ken Wells; Kerstin Langenberger; Kevin; Kim Finn; Kirsten MacTaggart; Kirstina Dickerson; Kit Kovacs; Klara Mist Palsdottir; Klaus Beher; Konstantinos Kafritsas; Kristjan Vilosius; Kristy Schulze; Krystyna Zawierucha; Kurt Methfessel; Kyle Shuman; Lacourbas cathy; LAMBIN Jean-Marc; Lars Maltha Rasmussen; Laura; Laura den Ouden; Laura Otýpková; Laura Whyte; Laurence Fischer; Laurens; Laurie Horsfall; Lawrence Piercy; Leendert; Lena Nicola; Lene Zachariassen; Leonhard Loimer; Lesley Pettigrew; Leslie Stueben-Trumphour; Lexa Yamre; Lilli van Wielink; Lily Mae Pinner; Linda Bonnevier; Lisa Canderhed; Lisa Gleason; Lisa Hildebrand; Lisa Zhang; Lise-Lotte Jongerius; LIU YING; Liz Stagg; Lizza Boitard-Thomas; Loes de Heus; Lomvi; Lori; Louisa Scheiner; Louise Dominey; Luca Betti; Luca Hochreutener; Lucia K; Lukas Menzi; Lyuboslava Dimitrova; Macsens; Maëva Accart; Maggie Spikes; Maia Green; Manfred Moormann; Manuela Nemela; mara; Marc Gose; Marc Lauwers; Marco K; Marco Schütze; Marc petrini; Marc Schmitt; MARC SELLERS; Marcus Bergström; Margrét Ósk Elíasdóttir; Marian Herz; Maria Slavina; Marieke Brand-Heida; Marielle Janotta; Marijke Nita de Boer; Marika Marnela; Marilia Olio; Marina Demartini; Marin Mikulic; Marion Dopfer; Marion JONCHERES; Marion Poupard; Marjan Willemsen; Marjolein Meijdam; Mark Callahan; Mark Harris; mark thurston; Marley Watkins; Marta Morera; Martha Gray; Martina Häberle; Martina Mikušova; Martina Riccio; Martine; Martin Kemper; Martin Kleinsteuber; Martin Wellmann; Martyna Urbanczyk; Mary Keenan; Mary Willis; Mathew Hembury; Mathilde Hoogerwerf; Matt Cox; Matteo Cattaneo; Matteo Foiadelli; Matthew Perilstein; Matthias De Kimpe; Matt McDermit; Matts Ekman; Max Poppe; Max Richter; Max Schweiger; Megan Carrow; Melody Dusastre; Menno Schaefer; Michael Allred; Michael A Wood; Michael Rosenberg; Michael Schnee; Michael Scott; Michael Smith; Michael Sterling; Michael van Santen; Michelle van Dijk; Michel Pierfitte; Mick Peerdeman; Mike Lawler; Mike Smith; Miquel Garriga Carner; Miriam Heisler; Miriam van Hees; Mirko Reichert; Molly Robinson; Molly Shepard; Mona Beate Wendelborg; Mona Wong; Monika Trümper; Moritz Reisch; Mouser Williams; Mrs Jo Richardson; MS Fram; MS Fridtjof Nansen; MS Maud; MS Otto Sverdrup; MS Spitsbergen; Nacho Oria; Nadine Fabeck; Nadine Hunziker; Natascha; Natascha Klein; Nate Crosby; Neil Michels; Nicholas Figueiredo; Nikki; Niklas Astrom; Nils; Nils Schönwald; NOAA National Marine Mammal Laboratory (NMML); Noam Jans; Ocean Missions; Ocean Wildlife Encounters; Olaf Pignataro; Olivia Capeillere; Olivier Blaud; orion agustus albrecht; Pascal Mauerhofer; Patrick Carl Smith; Patrick Ruf; Patrick Scherer; Patrick Trimpin; Pat Sanders; Paulina Kempa; Pauline van Monsjou; Paul Soulby; Per Nikolaj Bukh; Per Olsson; Peter Abt; Peter Carstens; Peter Clement; Peter Gagarin; Peter Otto Zours; Petra Glardon; Petr Petrik; Philippe Jeanty; Philip Spriet; PHLin; Pim Wolf; Pius Hübl; Pupanoid; Qi Wan; Queloz; Rachael Barber; Rachael Talibart; Rachel Gershon; Radovan Sutora; Rafael Martins; Raina Burke; Rand Rudland; Raphael Royer; Raquel Martínez; Ravi G; Rayann Elzein; Rebecca Bilbrey; Rebecca Malkewicz; Régis PERDRIAT; Rhonda Sprigg; Richard Allan; Richard Byam-Cook; Richard Lovelock; Richard Taylor; Richard Walker; Richard White; rick; Robert Foubister; Robert J Glowitz; Robert Wälter; Rob Gons; Robin Fox; Robyn Malcolm; Rod; Rodrigo A. Martinez Catalan; Rod White; Roger Lewin; Roger Puig i Jorba; Romane R; Ron Gates; Rosa M. Coronas; Rowan; Roxanna Camfferman; Roxhens; Russian Cetacean Habitat Project; Ruth Caguicla; Ruud; Sabine Griesser; Sais Céline; Samantha Mundorff; Samantha Wormley; Sam Donck; Samuel Hall; Samuel Thorsteinsson; Sandra Schmidt-Bellinghoff; Sandra Zijlstra; Sanjay Patel; Sannah Gumbel; Sarah; Sarah Tranmer; SARANO francois; Sara Pasqualotto; Sara Vojvodic; Sascha. Lohaus; Sea Fever Productions; Sebastian Lundsgaard Maclean; Sebastian Shaw; sewaris212@poverts.com; Shannon; Shantala Wentink; Sheila Miller; Siairra Tharp; Sigrún Helgudóttir; Simonasnasel; Simon Collett; Simon F; Simon Salter; Simon Smith; Simon Stachelscheid; Sina Grünenfelder; Slater T Moore; Sophie Carr; Sophie Clements; Soyer; Stacey Colebaugh; Stacey Matthews; Stefan Kaeser; Stefan Schnettler; Stefan Spalke; Steffen Biersack; Steffen G.; Steffen Oehme; Steffo Polar; Stephan Uhlemann; Stephen Graham; Stephen King; Stephen Martin; Steve Jones; Steven dos-Remedios; Steven Straubinger; Steve Willetts; Susan Smith; suse kuhn; Suzanne Wafer; Svenja Stoehr; Sven Rohtla; Taco; Tamina Schaner; Tanja; Ted Creek; Teresa Blase; Terry Slade; Therese Horntrich; The travellers; Thomas Kraemer; Thomas Podesta; Thomas Whittell; Tiffany Fare; Tiffany Zamolsky; Tim Farrand; Tim Martin; Tim Shaw; Tim Wright; Tjomme Dooper; Tobias Brehm; Tobias Paul; Todd Wheeler; Tom odbert; Tom Wechsler; Tony Littler; Tressarieu; Trevor Blanning; Trine Rilorin; Troels Windfeldt; Tudor Morgan; Ursula Brändle; valentina; Valerie Cross; Valeriia Ulianina; Vanessa Maier; Vera Mattner; Vicki Beaver; Victoria K; Viktoria Muehlbauer; Vincent N Visser; Virgil Reglioni; Virginia Bria; Vittoria Sesani; Vivario Manuela; Vladimir Burkanov; vro181; Walter Festaro; Whale Watching Akureyri; Whale Wise; Wilfried Schnessl; Wills Wan; Wouter Verwee; Wout Schuttert; Y; Yannick Nagel; Yann Lemoine; Yaron Zalel; Years of the North Atlantic Humpback whale (YoNAH); Yenlin Yu; Yevhenii Bespoiasko; yinlvhan; Yuan; Yuri Choufour; Yuval K; Yves Roumazeilles; zhaosi; Zuzanna

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)