10.82144/72f0eb7a 9fe5f160-8f85-4ac7-9e36-017e52339cdd https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1739 e31406eb-bf39-4993-a9a1-51cfe39da569 zd_1739 TedCheesemanHappywhale.comPrimary contact ted@happywhale.com https://happywhale.com OBIS-SEAMAP Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University

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seamap-contact@duke.edu https://seamap.env.duke.edu distributor TedCheesemanHappywhale.comPrimary contact ted@happywhale.com https://happywhale.comownerTedCheesemanHappywhale.com ted@happywhale.com https://happywhale.comoriginator 2026-04-15 eng 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. Marine BiologyPhotoID N/A 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 674 contributors in alphabetic order: adam maire; Adam West; Adriana Ballena; Aeon for Ocean; Agnes Chareton; Aidan Sites; AJ Barnard; Albert Lipson; Aleksandra; Alexander Tempel; Alexia Skrbic; Alicia dilva; Alicia totz; Alisa Kiva; Alisa Lemire Brooks; Alisa Schulman-Janiger (California Killer Whale Project); Allan Hughes; Allie Smith; Alondra Jardon; Alvaro Jaramillo; Alyssa Engiles; Amanda Colbert; Amanda Gaylard; Amber Schmalz; Amna Siddiqui; Amy Houghton; Amy Serafino; Andrea Esteban Martinez; Andrea Reinicke; Andrew Carney; Andrew Hickok; Angelika Ludwiczak; ANGEL SOLE; Ann; Anna Astafurova; Annabelle Lee; Anna LaRue; Anne Jones; Annette Stiers Jones; Anthony Benedetto; Anthony Harris; Anton Gvozdev; Apex Ocean Divers; April Tutich; Arsenii Kupriianov; Ashley Ruis; Ashley Skalsky; aspen jankowski; Audrey Sailers; aurora leal; Austin MacRae; Autumn Harms; Avery Fretwell; Barbara Bumberry; Barbara Powers; Barry Gillin; Becci Jewell; Ben Hagler; Ben Shanafelt; Bert Davis; Bert van den Belt; Beth White; Bettina; Bill Parlee; Bin Lin; Blain & Monique Anderson; Blake Kremer; B Lee; Bob Brown; Bonnie Gretz; B Padgett; Bradley Vanston; Brad Mongeau; Brad T. Weals; Breck Morrison; Brendon Bissonnette; Brett; Brett Banditelli; Brian Carpenter; Brian Eddy; Bri Pettie; Brittany Hagedorn; Britt_Tulin; Brooke Casanova; Brooke DiGiorgio; Byron B Flateland; Caitlyn Nieblas; Capt. Dave's Dolphin & Whale Watching Safari; Capt Nicholas Robbins; Cara Dana; Cara Gallagher; Carin Berolzheimer; Carlos Enrique Pérez; Carolyn Culp; Catherine breed; Catherine MacRae; Cecilia Ruiz; Chad Carlson; Charles Landers; Charlie Pingree; Chelsea Bradley; Chelsea Fulghum; Chelsi Edinger; Cherilyn Jones; Cheryl DeMatteis; Chloe Robinson; Chris Biertuempfel; Chris Campo; Chris Canipe; Chris Hill; Chris Johnson; Christian Mora; Christina; Christine Diamond Santiago; Christine Kitchen; Christine Moore; Christopher Kardish; Christopher Pankhurst; Cindy Belko; Cindy French; Cindy Marple; Cindy Miller Hopkins; Cindy Stanfield; Cit Rubio; Claire Murphy; Clara Elliott; Clare Averill; Cole Coker; Colette English; Colleen Talty; Conor Farese; Cynthia; Dakota Osborne; Dale Frink; Damon Holley; Dane McDermott; Daniel Cayton; Daniel Genuth; Daniel Gillies; Danielle Dark; Danielle Hall; Danielle Rasmussen; Dan Kaler; Dan Sanchez; Dan Smith; Dan W; David Buettner; David Hadley; David Klein; David Oliphant; david tuggle; Dawn; Dawn Hurley; Dayne Knowles; Debbie O'Hare; Debbie Pedersen; Debby Simpson; Deb Hooyman; Debi Thompkins-Neisius; Deborah Devos; Deborah Komatsu; Dee Ann Sigaty; Denise Hill; Denise Odion; Denis Morrison; Derek Hallum; Derek Zandvliet; Derrick Snell; Dixie Sommers; Donald Shaul; Don Heffern II; Donna Chinn; Donna George; Donna Shumaker; Dorothy Parker; Douglas Burke; Douglas Croft; Drew Jackson; Duncan Armour; Eddie Bringenberg; elaine Clutterbuck; Elena Graverini; Elisabeth Harrell; Eloise Russell; Elwood Marshall; Emanuella Guy Sion; Emily Race; Emily Tate; Emma hurst; Emma John; Emma Keen; Emma Reese Gallagher; Enrique Solis Cielo; Entreazules; Era Horton; Eric Austin Yee; Erica Wirth; Erich Starzinger; Eric Niskanen; Eric Vartio; Erik Atwell; Erin T.; Esther Young; Evelin Breuers; Ferd Bergholz; Fernando Martín Velazco; Finnlee Morgan; Florian Sauer; Floyd Hayes; Fran Bloom; Francois Bar; Frank Adriaensen; Frank Fish; Frank Rotter; Frank Tetreault; Frank Wurtzel; Franziska Musa-Zollweg; Frederick; Freefall Academy; Fusa; Gabby Garcia; Gabe Berghouse; Gabriel Navarro; Gail L Pierce; Gallant Adventures; Garrick Schermer; Gemina Garland-Lewis; Geoff Kerr; George Hamilton; Ginger Sanders; Gisela Solà Boloix; Giulia Spadoni; Glenda; Gordon Choy; Grace Apfel; Grant Beverage; Gregory Zirbel; Gusarov Andrey; Haley Saxe; Hal Gant; Hannah Crazyhawk; Hans Swift; happywhalessab; Harold Moses; Heather Noble; Heather Orkis; HELENE COLLIN; Heros Amerkhanian; Holly Davis; Holly Lohuis; Hongming Zheng; Howard Matis; Ilan; Irene Kurata; Isabel; Isobel; Izi Gambash; Jack Barrett; Jackie; Jack Phelan; jacob martinez; Jaden Martinez; James Coyer; James F C Hyde IV; James Fiedler; James Maughn; James Moskito; James Pembrook; Jamie Byrne; Jaren; Jariya Thongsawang; Jason Salmans; javier orozco; Jayleen Bydlon; Jay Spring; Jb; Jean-Louis Delezenne; Jeanne Hamilton; Jeff Fairbanks; Jeff Johnson; Jeffrey Liroff; Jeff Wendorff; Jelmer; Jenifer Gaitan; Jenna A; Jennie Geil; Jennifer Scappettone; Jennifer Steven; Jenny Weller; Jeremy Roberts; Jerry Zhang; Jessamy Boas; Jessica Aubry; Jill Hill; Jill Matyuch; Jill Niederberger; Jim McKone; Jim Ollier; Joachim Bertrands; Joanna Gadd; Joanne Bertuzzi; Joan Piccioni; Job Ailton Olguin Hernández; Joe Bybee; Joel Tabbush; Joe Meuleman; Joe Wackerman; John Bumberry; John F Linder; John House; John Maclean; John Mangold; John McClure; John Pachuta; John Straw; Jon M; Josephine Aussage; Joshua Cotten; Joshua Meza-Fidalgo; Joshua Tan; Joy O'Connor; JP Kreysing; Judith Young; Julia Adelsheim; Juliana Vignale; Juliane Schlei; Julie Clay; Julie Daltrey; Julie Kondor; Julie Priestley; Julie Sangimino; Kade; Kaitlyn Kirkland; Kaitlyn Page; Kali Gibbons; Kanak Naturals; Karen Brand; karen marshall; Karen Robinson; Karen Wilkinson; Karla Nyquist; Kate Kosman; Kate Pennington; Kate Spencer; Katherine McDermott; Kathleen Brown; Kathryn Burrington; Kathy Peavey; Kati; Kátia Silva; Katie Read; Katt Wamsley; Kayla Briggs; Keith Brooks; Kelli Daugherty; Kelly Hale; Kelly Lambeth; Kelly M Coursey Gray; Kelly Otis Hazen; Kendra Krasin; Kendra L Helvey; Kerstin Ko; Kevin E. Davis; Kevin Lee; Kimberly Nesbitt; Kimberly Parry; Kimberly Young; Kim Thái; Kirsten; Klaus Beher; Kristen deVries; Kristine Erickson; Kristine Semsar; Kristin Powers; Kyla Bivens; Kylee Walterman; Kylie West; Kyndale Williams; Laney Garcia; Lardeau Annick; Larissa Nelson; Larry Lapp; Laura Ackley; Laura Lopez; Laura Walsh; Lauren A Wild; Lauren Tucker; Leah kulrich; Lee Harris; Lee Hazelton; Leng Caloh; Leslie Rapp; Linda Holman; Linda Scrima; Lione Clare; Lisa Anderson; Lisa Falk; Lisa Hansen; Liza Jemison; Liz Ramsey; LJ Chang; Lois Behr; Lomvi; Loriannah Hespe; Lorna Hill; Lory Barra; Lotti Keenan; Louise Fox; Louise Vanlommel; Loyce Arthur; Loyce Clark; Luane Debell; Luciana Fortes Borelli Costa; Luke Purdy; LV Deventer; Lynda Elkin; Lynn Rogers; Machi Yoshida; Maddy Montgomery; Madeline Bahr; Madelynn Ferguson; Maia Smith; Maksim Antipin; Mandy Hansen; Mandy Moon; Marcie Callewaert; Marc Pelissier; Margaret Burks; Mariah Eisman; Maria Laura Marcias; Marian Herz; Maria Pia Ceccarelli; Marie O'Shaughnessy; Marion Joncheres; Mark Girardeau; Mark Harris; Mark OBrien; Marla Hartman; Martin Tassche; MaryAnn Boylan; Marybeth W; Mary Jane Kanga; Mary S Browder; Mary Woodruff; Mason Donny; Matthew Chadwick; Matthew Rohr; Matt Jackson; Matt Sachtler; Matt Schaefer; Matt Swinden; Matt Ziegler; Maureen Lare; Max Blake; Max Block; McKenzie Lepley; Megan Glasmann; Megan Montes; Megan Savage; Melanie Phelps; Melinda Nubla; Melissa Haylock; Mella Re; Meri-K Ritter; Michaela Dumais; Michael Boyd; Michael Druzynski; Michael Dunaief; Michael McGuire; Michael Nelson; Michael Perry; Michael Pierson; Michael Sciog; Michele Finn; Michelle McCune, DVM; MichelleRaiskin; Michelle Steane; Michelle Watkins; Mike Davis; Mike Donald; Mike Justa; Mike Kelly; Mike Maki; Mike Thomas; Mindy Huston; Moira Yip; Mollie Cameron; Molly Batts; Monika Wieland Shields; Montana McLeod; MS Roald Amundsen; Nanci Lewis; Nancy Rhodes; Nancy Wilkinson; Natalie Smith; Nata Lukas; nate collins; Nath; Nic Brown Photo; Nichole St Germain; Nico Heyning; Nicole; Nina Moysi; Nona Reimer; Norm Cole; North Beckman; Offshore Blue Adventures; Olga Govor; Olivia Carpenter; Olivia Hanstad; Oscar Vasquez; OSU Geospatial Ecology of Marine Megafauna (GEMM) Laboratory; Owen Newnan; paige selby; Pamela L Stahlak; Pamela Walker; Pat Grisler; Patrick Sysiong; Pedro Jesus Dominguez Mendez; Perris Yee; Peter; Peter Acker; Peter Amster; Peter Barnes; Peter Bedrossian; Peter Carstens; Peter Esherick; Peter Zahn; phil colla; Phil Lane; RaAn; Rachel Mayoras; Ramon Fragoso; Randolph Peck; Rand Rudland; Randy D Lord; Raquel Vasquez; Rebecca Malkewicz; Regina Domingo Esgleas; Rhonda Daugherty; Rhys Watkin; Richard Holmes; Richard Strayer; Rick Bergstrom; Riley; Riley Frisk; Robert Ho; Robert J Glowitz; Roberto GDLV; Robert Perry; Robin Alexis; Robin Froman; Robin Lowe; Rock Ake; Roger Williams; Ron Dukat; Roy Colbert; Rozalyn Hoglund; Ruxandra Receanu; Ryan Beck; Ryan Jones; Samantha Mclean; Samantha Mundorff; Sam Murphy; Sam Rawlins; Sam Wallace; Sandra Neumann; Sandy Pethan; Sara Franson; Sarah; Sarah Eslinger; Sarah Ford; Sarah Grimes; Sarah Hunter; Sarah Kather; Sarah Pulkinen; Sarah Quinn; Sarah Wolf; Scott Mercer; Scott S; Scott Yungeberg; Sean Neilson; shannon; Shannon Miller; Shari Goforth Mendonoma Gray Whale Photo ID Project; Sharon Erickson; Sharon Stepper; Shawn Newton; Shelby Meredith; Shelley Johnson; Sheri Cohen; Shiree Goins; Shirley Coulson; Simon Cintz; smatthew24; Sophia Madden; Sophie Blakemore; Sophie Shelbourne; Stacy Cereceres; Stacy harris; Stanislav Stelmakhovich; Stephan Brulot-Sawchyn; Stephanie; Stephanie Hoffman; steve; Steve Dodd; Steve Hampton; Steven Hamburger; Steven Samp Puras; Steve OToole; Steve Saville; Steve Smith; Stewart Rogers; Susana Saja; Susan Endres; Susan Levinson; Susanna Flaster; Susanne Meyer; Susie Jensen; Suvithanandhini Loganathan; Suz; Suzanne Sevigny; SWFSC - Southwest Acoustic Ecology Lab; Sydney Minges; TabathaPearlAnn; Tammy Ash; Tammy kirwan; Tara Pinley; Tara Styles; Taylour Arami; Ted Cheeseman; Terence May; Terry Janes; Theo; Thomas McKeon; Tim Bray; Tim Gannon; Tim Hill; Tina Strandell; Tobin Sparling; Tom Hansen; Tom Kilroy; Tomoko Shimotomai; Tonja Svensk; Tony Ernst; Tracie M. Sugo; Tracy Desiderio; Tracy Larson; Travis Murphy; Trevor Derie; Trinity Casarez; Trisha Brink; Tser; Vancouver Island Whale Watch; Vanessa; Vanuza Borges; Vasco; Velia Cardin; Verena Stocker; Veronica Franklin; Veronika Doppelreiter; Vicky Martinez; Victor Roth; Vincent Shay; Vincent von Kaenel; Virginia Caballero Slim; Wayne Lattuca; Weixiao Fu; Whale Watch Cabo; william levy; Wouter Verwee; Yves Roumazeilles; Zachariah; Zack Springer This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC) 4.0 License. https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1739 Data extent -178.742954 66.490482 66.490482 22.4916 1989-11-15 2026-04-05 Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). speciesEschrichtius robustusGray whale N/A weekly TedCheesemanHappywhale.comPrimary contact ted@happywhale.com https://happywhale.com NA NA NA TedCheesemanowner NA 2026-04-15T02:25:48-04:00 dataset Happywhale. 2026. Happywhale - Gray whale in North Pacific Ocean. Version 1.5.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP and originated from Happywhale.com. https://doi.org/10.82144/72f0eb7a. Southerland, K., and T. Cheeseman. 2026. Happywhale encounter. OBIS-SEAMAP Dataset Page UTF-8 Interactive map https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1739 FGDC Metadata UTF-8 XML https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1739/fgdc EML Metadata UTF-8 XML https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1739/eml OBIS-SEAMAP zd_1739 zd_1739