Happywhale - Killer whale in Southern Ocean

Happywhale

Dataset credit

Happywhale and contributors

Contacts

RoleNameOrganization 
Primary contact Ted Cheeseman Happywhale
Data entry Ei Fujioka Duke University

Citation

Happywhale. 2024. Happywhale - Killer whale in Southern Ocean. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1720) on yyyy-mm-dd and originated from Happywhale.com.

Abstract

Happywhale.com is a resource to help you know whales as individuals, and to benefit conservation science with rich data about individual whales.

Purpose

N/A

Supplemental information

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 265 contributors in alphabetic order:

Aana Rivlin; adam maire; Aditya Srinivasan; Adrian Boyle; Ainars Zarins; Alain Bidart; aLEJANDRO sANCHEZ; Alexander Hagge; Alex Cowan; Alex Sagan; Alicia; Ali Liddle; Alisa Schulman-Janiger (California Killer Whale Project); Anand P Kruttiventi; Andrew Fischer; Andrew Peacock; Andrew Thompson; Anita Boerefijn; Anna Astafurova; Annette Bombosch; Antarctica21; Antoine Viot; Aurora Expeditions Greg Mortimer; Aurora Expeditions Sylvia Earle; BabzRobinson; Bark EUROPA; barry lynam; Ben Wallis; Berit Solstad; Brent Howard; Bryan McDonald; Byron Elvin Berger; Callie; Camilo Rada; Carina Gsottbauer; Carlos Greer; Carlos Martins; Carmel Eve; Cees Tineke; Celia Eardley; Charlotte Kirchner; Chiyo Imai Rowe; Christa Jöckel; Christian Engelke; Christian Wegener; Cindy Marple; Cindy Miller Hopkins; Clark Kelly; Claudia Roedel; Claudia Schmidt; Conor Ryan; Cottele Benny; Craig Pearce; Crawford Anderson; Dale Frink; Dan Brown; Dani Abras; Daniëlla van Broeck; Daniel Scarparolo; Darryl Ryan; Dave Katz; Denise ramirez; Dennis Greenhill; Doug Cheeseman - †; Doug Hattaway; Dr. Johannes Meiler; Dr. med Hartmut Bombosch; Duane Griffin; Duncan Jones; Elaine Reynolds; Emanuele Kuhn; Emma Collins; Eric Austin Yee; Eric Crockwell; Evelien Haels; Ezra Siegel; Fabienne+Steffen; Fanny Adomat; Franco Busetti; Frank Clark; Frank Tetreault; G Adventures Expedition Team; GAYLENE F. CHARTIER; Genna Roland; Gerald Smith; gp; Graeme Wilson; Gregory Roden; Greg Pearson; Haley Saxe; Hannah Lawson; Hannah Wirtshafter; happywhalessab; Heidi Krajewsky; Heike Dietzmann; Inia; James D Smith; James F C Hyde IV; James Moore; Jamie Coleman; Jared Funderburk; Javier Cotin; Jean-Denis Gagnon; Jeff Reynolds; Jeremy Llewelyn; Jerry Waldfogel; Jim Spiegel; Jim Wilson; JoAnn Riley; Jody Elliott; Joel Moore; Jo Feldman; John J King II; Johnny Giese; John Rogers; John Wills; Jon Deeprose; Julia; Justin Ianelli; Kami Banko; Kate Curry; Kathryn Clouston; Kelly Serr; Kendra Chittenden; Kevin Caughlin; Kevin Elsby; Kimberly Nesbitt; Kurt Eddington; Kurtis Randall; Kurt Liewer; Kylie Jones; Lancy Cheng; Laura K.O. Smith; Lawrence Troup; Lida pimper; Lisa Baldwin; Lorena Esteves; Lynette Spence; Madalena; Maddison Clare; Madoc Troup; Marcus Bergström; Maria Laura Marcias; Marian Herz; Mariela Cornejo; Marilia Olio; Mario; Mark Crowe; Mark Harris; Mark Smith; Martin Brooks; Martin Pögelt; Martin Renner; Mary La Creta; Marzena Rolka; Mason Hu; Matthew Greene; Megan Hall; Meike Sjoer; Melanie Glaubitz; Merel Dalebout; Michael Jackson; Michael Lewis; Michelle LaRue; Mike Greenfelder; Mike Khusid; Millie Mannering; MS Fram; MS Fridtjof Nansen; MS Seaventure citizen science; MV Hondius; Nadine Habib; Nathan Kelley; Nathan Small; Neeta Moonka; Neil C Harris; Nick Hilton; Nicola Silver; Nicolas PANIER; Nicole Janinhoff; Nigel Milius; Olga B.; Olivier Blaud; Ortelius; Paayal Desai; Pamela Le Noury; Patrick Dowd; perennec thierry; Per Nikolaj Bukh; Peter Amster; Petra Glardon; Petra Stolz; Philip Stone; Philip van Dueren; Phillip Hunter; Phil Schultz; photo contributor January 2018; Pippa Low; Plancius; Polar Latitudes Citizen Scientists; rachelle mackintosh; Raghavan Nair; Ramon Lucas; Régis PERDRIAT; Rémi Bigonneau; Rhiannon Craig; Richard Gamertsfelder; Richard White; Riki Meier; Robert Matthews; Robert Rolley; Rod Long; Rodney Dillman; saffron mali lal; Sam Liscoe; Sandra Walser; Sandy Mendel; Santiago Imberti; Sarah Buttenshaw; Sarah Kather; Sarah Keenan; Sara Jenner; Sari Turunen; Sean Neilson; Sebastian Matias Lescano; shijo jose; SH Minerva - Swan Hellenic; SH Vega - Swan Hellenic; Simon Heyes; Simon Hook; Simon van D; Sinead O'Flaherty; Sonia Pazos de Diego; Stefan Bernhard; Steffo Polar; Stephanie Newkirk; Stephanie Webb; Steph & Oli Prince; steve; Steve Bariletto; Susanna Elo; Svenja Stoehr; Ted Cheeseman; Tess Hudson; tex texin; Therese Horntrich; Thibaud SCOTTI; Thomas Mitchell; Tiffany Zamolsky; Tim Kilbride; Tim Martin; Timo Hecken; Tobias Brehm; Toby Dickson; Todd Thoman; Todd Weisbrot; Tony Jagodnik; Tracey Warburton; Vacheremi; Valerie Bronckers; Valérie Vogelsanger; Vicki Beaver; Wang Xiaogang; Wilfried Schnessl; Zubin Daruwala

References

Attributes

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
oidInternal ID
typeAlways 'Event'
modifiedLast modified
languageLanguage. Always 'en'
institution_codeInstitution code. Always 'Happywhale'
basis_of_recordBasis of record. Always 'HumanObservation'
occurrence_idOccurrence ID assigned by Happywhale
catalog_numberCatalog number. A link to Happywhale
recorded_byPerson or organization who recorded the data
individual_countNumber of animal. Always 1
sexGender of the animal if known
preparationsMethod of data collection. Always 'photograph'
occurrence_remarksOccurrence remarks
organism_idOrganism/animal ID assigned by Happywhale
organism_nameOrganism/animal name by provider
organism_remarksOrganism remarks
event_idEvent ID assigned by Happywhale
event_dateDate the picture was taken
event_timeTime the picture was taken in local time zone
higher_geographyOcean the animal was seen
water_bodyDetails of ocean
localityLocation of ocean
verbatim_localityLocation of ocean described by the provider
decimal_latitudeLatitude in decimal degrees
decimal_longitudeLongitude in decimal degrees
geodetic_datumGeodetic datum. Always 'EPSG:4326 WGS84'
coordinate_precisionCoordinate precision
scientific_nameScientific name
taxon_rankTaxon rank
vernacular_nameCommon name
licenseLicense for picture
rights_holderRights holder
external_resourceLink to the picture (mid size)
external_resource_thumbLink to the picture (small size)
OBIS-SEAMAP ID1720
Seabirds0
Marine mammals775
Sea turtles0
Rays and sharks0
Other species0
Non spatial0
Non species0
Total775
Date, Begin2000-01-14
Date, End2024-02-26
Temporal prec.111111
Latitude-78.73 - -60.00
Longitude-172.97 - 173.12
Coord. prec.6 decimal digits
PlatformBoat
Data typePhoto ID
EffortN/A
Traveled (km)0
0
Contr. throughHappywhale
Registered2018-02-23
Updated2024-03-15
StatusPublished
Sharing policy CC-BY-NC (All)
Shared with OBIS
GBIF (via DOI)
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See metadata in FGDC XML
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