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  <para>Original provider:
Happywhale

Dataset credits:
Happywhale and contributors

Abstract:
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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	<para>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 30 contributors in alphabetic order:

Adrian Boyle; Angela Thomas; Anita Boerefijn; Aurora Expeditions Greg Mortimer; Boo Borsberry-Woods; Brian Sweeney; Dani Abras; Geoff Kerr; Giulia Spadoni; Greta Henderson; Ingvild Riska; James Coyer; Javier Cotin; Jitka; Kerstin Langenberger; Kimberly Nesbitt; Lilia Gonzalez (Biocean); Linda Burek; Loes de Heus; Marie-Th&#xE9;r&#xE8;se Mrusczok; Max Unterharnscheidt; Michael Jackson; MV Hondius; Nacho Oria; Peter Alex Wainwright; Sara Vieira; Silva Ruppert; steve; Svenja Stoehr; Toby Dickson</para>
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	<geographicDescription>Data extent</geographicDescription>
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	<temporalCoverage>
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			<endDate><calendarDate>2025-12-25</calendarDate></endDate>
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	<title>Happywhale - Killer whale in Arctic Ocean</title>
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    <funding>
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    <designDescription>
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			<citation identifier="https://doi.org/10.82144/dc807db3">Happywhale. 2026. Happywhale - Killer whale in Arctic Ocean. Version 1.4.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP and originated from Happywhale.com. https://doi.org/10.82144/dc807db3.</citation>
<bibliography><citation identifier="https://happywhale.com/">Southerland, K., and  T. Cheeseman. 2026. Happywhale encounter. </citation></bibliography>
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