Happywhale - Gray whale in North Pacific 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 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

The dataset has been updated over time as outlined below. Each entry includes the version number, release date, type of change, and a short description.

Overview

Attributes are defined by Happywhale.com.

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
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)