Happywhale2026vector digital dataOBIS-SEAMAP1739http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1739OBIS-SEAMAPhttps://doi.org/10.82144/72f0eb7aoriginated from Happywhale.comVersion 1.5.0 Happywhale.com is a resource to help you know whales as individuals, and to benefit conservation science with rich data about individual whales.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 Springer1989111520260405ground conditionIn workWeeklyOcean-178.742954178.03763366.49048222.4916 NoneMarine BiologyTaxon coveredMarine mammalsIntegrated Taxonomic Information SystemUnknownNot applicableDownloaded April, 2004http://www.itis.usda.gov/Refer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetmailing and physical address

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Refer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetNot providedIdentified by observers or researchers conducting the surveyKingdomAnimaliaPhylumChordataSubphylumVertebrataClassMammaliaSubclassTheriaInfraclassEutheriaOrderCetaceaSuborderMysticetiFamilyEschrichtiidaeGenusEschrichtiusSpeciesEschrichtius robustus Public. 1. Not to use data obtained from OBIS-SEAMAP in any publication, product, or commercial application without proper attribution to the original data provider(s) and OBIS-SEAMAP unless the datasets are explicitly shown under the CC0 policy. Citations or credits are suggested as attribution. If the data you downloaded come from multiple datasets, a citation or credit to each of the datasets is required. Suggested citation for this 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. Suggested citation for OBIS-SEAMAP: Halpin, P.N., A.J. Read, E. Fujioka, B.D. Best, B. Donnelly, L.J. Hazen, C. Kot, K. Urian, E. LaBrecque, A. Dimatteo, J. Cleary, C. Good, L.B. Crowder, and K.D. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography 22(2):104-115 2. To forward the citation of any publication / report that made use of the data / tools provided by OBIS-SEAMAP for inclusion in our list of references. 3. Not to hold OBIS-SEAMAP or the original data providers liable for errors in the data. While we have made every effort to ensure the quality of the database, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of these datasets. 4. The burden for determining fitness for use of the downloaded data for any analyses lies entirely with the user. OBIS-SEAMAP or the original data providers do not support outcomes of your analyses that used the data you downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP. 5. To consider inclusion of the accompanying transect (effort) dataset if available into the methodology of your analyses. 6. Not to redistribute the data you downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP through any media without contect from OBIS-SEAMAP and the original data providers unless the datasets are explicitly shown under the CC0 policy. Ted CheesemanHappywhale.com mailing and physical address unknownted@happywhale.com Happywhale and contributors Relational database Southerland, K., and T. Cheeseman2026vector digital datahttps://happywhale.com/Halpin, P.N., A.J. Read, E. Fujioka, B.D. Best, B. Donnelly, L.J. Hazen, C. Kot, K. Urian, E. LaBrecque, A. Dimatteo, J. Cleary, C. Good, L.B. Crowder, and K.D. Hyrenbach2009vector digital dataOceanography22(2):104-11https://tos.org/oceanography/article/obis-seamap-the-world-data-center-for-marine-mammal-sea-bird-and-sea-turtleHalpin, P.N., A.J. Read, E. Fujioka, B.D. Best, B. Donnelly, L.J. Hazen, C. Kot, K. Urian, E. LaBrecque, A. Dimatteo, J. Cleary, C. Good, L.B. Crowder, and K.D. Hyrenbach2009Oceanography22(2):104-115 All attributes were measured and recorded during the survey and validated by the data provider. Permissible values for date and time and coordinates were validated by the data provider and the OBIS-SEAMAP data manager. Species identification by the data provider was matched with Integrated Taxonomic Information System. All observation records are included.Data were put through the OBIS-SEAMAP data registration steps.20260415Point 1e-061e-06Decimal degrees D_WGS_1984WGS_1984 6378137.000000298.257224 Biogeographic dataBiogeographic dataNot applicableoidInternal IDData providerInternal IDtypeAlways "Event"Data providerAlways "Event"modifiedLast modifiedData providerLast modifiedlanguageLanguage. Always "en"Data providerLanguage. Always "en"institution_codeInstitution code. Always "Happywhale"Data providerInstitution code. Always "Happywhale"basis_of_recordBasis of record. Always "HumanObservation"Data providerBasis of record. Always "HumanObservation"occurrence_idOccurrence ID assigned by HappywhaleData providerOccurrence ID assigned by Happywhalecatalog_numberCatalog number. A link to HappywhaleData providerCatalog number. A link to Happywhalerecorded_byPerson or organization who recorded the dataData providerPerson or organization who recorded the dataindividual_countNumber of animalData provider19sexGender of the animal if knownData providerGender of the animal if knownpreparationsMethod of data collection. Always "photograph"Data providerMethod of data collection. Always "photograph"occurrence_remarksOccurrence remarksData providerOccurrence remarksorganism_idOrganism/animal ID assigned by HappywhaleData providerOrganism/animal ID assigned by Happywhaleorganism_nameOrganism/animal name by providerData providerOrganism/animal name by providerorganism_remarksOrganism remarksData providerOrganism remarksevent_idEvent ID assigned by HappywhaleData providerEvent ID assigned by Happywhaleevent_dateDate the picture was takenData provider1989-11-152026-04-05event_timeTime the picture was taken in local time zoneData provider00:0023:59:51higher_geographyOcean the animal was seenData providerOcean the animal was seenwater_bodyDetails of oceanData providerDetails of oceanlocalityLocation of oceanData providerLocation of oceanverbatim_localityLocation of ocean described by the providerData providerLocation of ocean described by the providerdecimal_latitudeLatitude in decimal degreesData provider22.49160066.490482decimal_longitudeLongitude in decimal degreesData provider-178.742954178.037633geodetic_datumGeodetic datum. Always "EPSG:4326 WGS84"Data providerGeodetic datum. Always "EPSG:4326 WGS84"coordinate_precisionCoordinate precisionData providerCoordinate precisionscientific_nameScientific nameData providerScientific nametaxon_rankTaxon rankData providerTaxon rankvernacular_nameCommon nameData providerCommon namelicenseLicense for pictureData providerLicense for picturerights_holderRights holderData providerRights holderexternal_resourceLink to the picture (mid size)Data providerLink to the picture (mid size)external_resource_thumbLink to the picture (small size)Data providerLink to the picture (small size)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.Happywhale Nicholas School of Environment, Duke University OBIS-SEAMAP mailing and physical address

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DurhamNC27708USA 919-613-8021 seamap-contact@duke.edu OBIS-SEAMAP Dataset ID 1739Not to hold OBIS-SEAMAP liable for errors in the data. While we have made every effort to ensure the quality of the database, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of these datasets. Also please refer to Use Constraints. CSV and ESRI shapefile OBIS-SEAMAP Free Go to the OBIS-SEAMAP web site. 2026041520260415 Ei Fujioka Nicholas School, Duke Universitymailing and physical address

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DurhamNC27708USA 919-613-8021 seamap-contact@duke.edu FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial MetadataFGDC-STD-001-1998local time http://www.nbii.gov/Biological Data Profile